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#95261 - 05/22/07 03:20 PM ethylene glycol used in toothpaste?
picard120 Offline
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Does toothpaste have ethylene glycol as ingredient?

A Chinese toothpaste maker incorporated ethylene glycol into the toothpaste causing many deaths. I am wondering if American toothpaste maker use this substance

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/china_tainted_toothpaste

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#95264 - 05/22/07 03:57 PM Re: ethylene glycol used in toothpaste? [Re: NightHiker]
MDinana Offline
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Toothpaste usually has ingredients listed.

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#95270 - 05/22/07 04:37 PM Re: ethylene glycol used in toothpaste? [Re: picard120]
Be_Prepared Offline
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Originally Posted By: picard120
Does toothpaste have ethylene glycol as ingredient?

A Chinese toothpaste maker incorporated ethylene glycol into the toothpaste causing many deaths.


Hmmm, Anti-Freeze Toothpaste... the chinese have a long time horizon in their culture... maybe they were planning for an invasion of Siberia for the oil, and wanted to make sure they could still have clean teeth? Or perhaps planning for the next ice age?
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#95285 - 05/22/07 08:25 PM Re: ethylene glycol used in toothpaste? [Re: NightHiker]
picard120 Offline
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Originally Posted By: NightHiker
Originally Posted By: Be_Prepared

Or perhaps planning for the next ice age?


Never underestimate the importance of minty fresh breath when looking for somebody to huddle together with for buddy warmth.


I can never tolerate someone with bad breath especially if I have to huddle in a cave in Canada.

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#95331 - 05/23/07 02:32 AM Re: ethylene glycol used in toothpaste? [Re: picard120]
ironraven Offline
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Not in mine.

If I had to take a guess, it returns to the fact that the PRC's industry, as a rule, wouldn't know quality control if it bit them on the backside and it is even worse for their domestic market. Got to love Marxism and it's various spin offs. I remember a report from the early 90s from Russia- someone had wanted to improve their quota, so they shipped a batch of antibiotics that had been stored improperly and had spoiled.

That must have been fun.
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#95340 - 05/23/07 03:55 AM Re: ethylene glycol used in toothpaste? [Re: NightHiker]
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I see that Panama hasn't improved much since I was there in the 60's...
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