FYI-
An investigation was recently done on Dollar stores (including Dollar
Tree, Greenbacks & 99 Cents) about certain purchases. They discovered
that Crest, Colgate and other brand name toothpastes weren't the same as
from Wal-mart, grocery stores etc.
The toothpastes were manufactured in many other countries, and are not
approved by the American Dental Association (ADA). There was even some
from South Africa and the fluoride is 10 times stronger than what we're
allowed in the US (prescription strength). They're allowed stronger
because they don't have fluoridated water like we do.
So if we (or our kids) use it often and occasionally swallow it, we
could be poisoning ourselves. The Dollar stores declined to comment, and
a full investigation has begun. So stick to paying full-price at the
grocery store, and send this e-mail to anyone who shops at Dollar
stores.
An NBC-affiliated television station in Dallas (KXAS) did air the report
summarized above - about finding expired and non-approved foreign
formulations of toothpaste for sale in discount stores - on 11 May 2004.
We have not yet had a chance to look into the specifics of this report. :shrug:
An investigation was recently done on Dollar stores (including Dollar
Tree, Greenbacks & 99 Cents) about certain purchases. They discovered
that Crest, Colgate and other brand name toothpastes weren't the same as
from Wal-mart, grocery stores etc.
The toothpastes were manufactured in many other countries, and are not
approved by the American Dental Association (ADA). There was even some
from South Africa and the fluoride is 10 times stronger than what we're
allowed in the US (prescription strength). They're allowed stronger
because they don't have fluoridated water like we do.
So if we (or our kids) use it often and occasionally swallow it, we
could be poisoning ourselves. The Dollar stores declined to comment, and
a full investigation has begun. So stick to paying full-price at the
grocery store, and send this e-mail to anyone who shops at Dollar
stores.
An NBC-affiliated television station in Dallas (KXAS) did air the report
summarized above - about finding expired and non-approved foreign
formulations of toothpaste for sale in discount stores - on 11 May 2004.
We have not yet had a chance to look into the specifics of this report. :shrug:
