Hotel-distributed Toothpaste Recalled
AUGUST 16, 2007. Gilchrist & Soames toothpaste made in China and shipped to hotels around the world may have a traces of the chemical diethylene glycol.
Gilchrist & Soames said Monday it was recalling toothpaste made in China that it had distributed to hotels in more than a dozen countries, after discovering the product contained a chemical used to make automobile antifreeze.
Independent tests showed some samples contained diethylene glycol, a kidney and liver toxin and a central nervous system depressant.
Tests show the China-made toothpaste ditributed in several countries contains the chemical diethylene glycol.
The recall involves 0.65-ounce tubes of toothpaste made in China by Ming Fai Enterprises International Co. Ltd. and distributed under the Gilchrist & Soames name.
The company said it stopped shipping toothpaste made in China after it received an alert from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on June 1 about tainted product. At that time, it suggested to hotels that they stop offering the toothpaste until testing was complete.
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