News tagged with 'Chinese Toothpaste Recall'

DEG Toothpaste Banned from China China ’s food and drug safety watchdog announced Wednesday that a chemical called diethylene glycol was banned from being used in toothpaste in China . This chemical has been found in tubes of toothpaste around the world. Diethylene glycol is a solvent often used in a

Fake Drinking Water Found in Beijing Updated July, 2007 : On Monday, the Beijing Times published an article that reported that half of the water coolers in Beijing contain counterfeit water brands . The water is either tap water or purified water from small suppliers who put the water in jugs and l

700 Tubes of Toothpaste Seized in Connecticut More than 700 tubes of toothpaste were removed from 6 different stores in Connecticut. The toothpaste contained a chemical called diethylene glycol, or DEG, which is often found in antifreeze. DEG has a sweet taste and can cause liver and kidney damage. So far no i