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« Little Compton teen killed in Tiverton car crash | Today | Health Dept. closes 3 Bay beaches to swimming » July 6, 2007Suspect toothpaste pulled from Pawtucket Building 19A state health inspector found ``60 to 70’’ tubes of suspected tainted toothpaste at a Building 19 store in Pawtucket today, prompting the store chain to pull the product from all the shelves of its several local stores, said Andrea Bagnall Degos, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Health. The state health inspector was sent out today to search discount stores in Rhode Island for tainted toothpaste after about 160 tubes of the Chinese-manufactured paste were found in Massachusetts. The questionable brands found in Rhode Island today: Dentakleen and Dentakleen Jr. Read the public health advisory issued by the Department of Health. -- Journal staff writer Tom Mooney The toothpaste may contain diethylene glycol, a chemical used in antifreeze, which Chinese manufacturers use as a cheap alternative to the sweetener glycerin. Inspectors from a dozen Massachusetts communities confiscated the toothpaste tubes in several discount stores. The Rhode Island inspector searched stores such as Building 19, Ocean State Job Lot and several dollar stores. Posted by Peter Phipps CommentsMary Ann Asermely | July 7, 2007 12:34 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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This explains why the Chinese products are so cheap. They do not spend money on quality control in their process.