China Rejects FDA Warning on Toothpaste
Should we not have all consumables from China labeled use at your own risk?
NPR-China rejected a warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging consumers to avoid using Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze.
Calling the FDA warning “unscientific, irresponsible and contradictory,” China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement posted on its Web site late Saturday that low levels of the chemical have been deemed safe for consumption.
The FDA increased its scrutiny of toothpaste made in China because of reports that the products may contain diethylene glycol, a thickening agent used as a low-cost — but frequently deadly — substitute for glycerin, a sweetener commonly used in drugs.
How many people have died from the toothpaste, something like 57/58 in Panama.
How many pets died from pet food that China provided the main ingrediants, and added a little bit of a poisinous chemical to fake protien levels?
We really ought to ban all food products where China is envolved until they clean up their act.
That’s what they said about American mad cow beef . . .
I’m throwing out all my Chinese toothpaste. I’m not taking any chances.
Be sure to toss out all the beef in your freezer, too!
David
I’m already hooked on beef and afflicted with some kind of madness too. Makes me want to eat raw sheep brains.
No, not raw . . . lightly sautéed