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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 10:45 AM Original message |
Colgate finds fake toothpaste in 4 states |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. My God! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 10:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. There's not much you can do with the stuff |
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Maraya1969 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 11:54 AM Response to Reply #1 |
68. Posting this here so it doesn't get lost at the bottom. More information. |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm an avid label reader |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. One trying to evade import controls and FDA alerts. |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
44. Kolgate tuethpaste |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
4. Further in the article it notes that Colgate |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. ...I feel compelled to remind, the toothpaste in this case is counterfeit. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Which is why I noted the PET FOOD portion. |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
6. I was looking at my tube of Crest |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 11:47 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Try Tom's of Maine brand. nt |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Tom's of Maine was purchased by Colgate... |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. why are all the good companies selling out-oh yeah, money....... :( I use Tom's :( nt |
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iconoclastic cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 01:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Bloody hell. Someone tell that to Whole Foods. nt |
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Cookie wookie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:58 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. OH NO! |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
70. let us know if anything's changed---Tom's is my brand, too. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #70 |
72. I hoping Colgate doesn't fool around with the product... |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. My Colgate "Luminous" says "Made in USA" on it. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
33. Ha. My Colgate says "Made in Mexico." nt |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 08:31 AM Response to Reply #33 |
65. I just took a new tube of Colgates back to Target because it was Made in Mexico! |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 03:47 AM Response to Reply #13 |
64. And a dead giveaway if it's noticed on the docks. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Apple juice |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Apple juice concentrate is now from China. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Never would a boycott be simpler |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. True but corporations aren't going to label their foods as coming from |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
50. As can the "organic" peanut butter that is made in Canada from Chinese peanuts... |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. Perhaps the dog food scandal has a silver lining, namely shining |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:18 PM Response to Reply #57 |
60. "So far, China has developed a list of 250-300 types of organic products" |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 08:53 AM Response to Reply #60 |
66. Yeah, right. Like we're supposed to believe an "organic" label coming out of China. |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:08 PM Response to Reply #50 |
69. Yum peanut butter is made from American peanuts. |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:34 AM Response to Reply #6 |
67. Try Jason toothpaste |
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TexasLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. Fake goods pose growing concern |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
51. China is taking over the world's car parts business... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Does anyone else think a fake toothpaste forum is a good idea? |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. I'm all for it |
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fed-up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. If Americans quit buying the outsourced crap we wouldn't have these problems-nt |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Maybe, but it's a chicken & egg thing. There isn't much of anything manufactured in this country |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 02:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
27. while we import a lot, we export a lot too. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
53. Burger flipping instead of airplane parts? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
63. while we shipped off the wings, |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-15-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
71. if anything can be bought locally, it's food at farm markets. Go there and stop buying from 3000 mi |
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StarryNite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:51 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. I agree |
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jasmeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
14. Colgate warns of fake toothpaste in U.S. |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. If they weren't investigating, this toothpaste would not have been found. |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Colgate toothpaste found contaminated with antifreeze so of course |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. crap |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Easy there chief |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. aYep. But what's the POINT of putting poison in the counterfeit? |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. I assumed it was a cheaper substitute for something. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. Many years ago Jonathan Winter described Shell Oil's gasoline as |
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Kokonoe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Hmm.. So buying the cheapest ingredients from China and |
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. No, but counterfeiting brand-name goods is a pretty common crime. |
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Acadia Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. USE ARM AND HAMMER BAKING SODA. TELL THE PIGS TO |
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CGowen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. without fluoride and without diethylene glycol it would be a great product n/t |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. without fluoride, it would be nothing more than mouthwash |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
26. how the HELL does one fake toothpaste? |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. I'm gonna start calling it teethpaste from now on. |
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shenmue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. And it's accurate |
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Radio_Lady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #26 |
58. Funny to me, because you left out the "e" in Asheville! |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
30. Like American's will recognize misspelled words? |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. WARNING: buy food & health/beauty products @ major outlets to avoid fakes |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 04:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Companies are not required to know where their ingredients come from. |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. The poison has been found in ***counterfeit*** products |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:47 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Its not the same thing it is worse because people like yourself |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. Where did she say that all brand named goods are safe? |
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:10 PM Response to Reply #41 |
54. "People like myself"? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
59. I don't know why you are taking such offense when none is intended. |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #59 |
62. It's not Colgates' fault, but having the vitamin/supplement industry decamp |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:11 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. Do they inspect for hygiene and uncontaminated soils? |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #38 |
56. Then Menu Foods is off the hook! |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
45. Toothpaste |
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candice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-14-07 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
52. All of my mugs in recent years have been made in China... |
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partylessinOhio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
73. First Colgate called the toothpaste fake - now it isn't that harmful??? |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-16-07 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
74. Kicking this post |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-17-07 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
75. ttt |
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