Toxic Toothpaste Redux: 3 found, 2 counterfeit, & 1 with Bacteria

Health Canada has been investigating the bogus "Colgate" toothpaste which we mentioned in an earlier column.

But now the RCMP are investigating as well.

No less than 3 kinds of toxic toothpaste have been found, two are counterfeits, containing di-ethylene glycol, a substance used as an anti-freeze and solvent that can casue kidney failure, coma and even death in the vulnerable - for example children who swallow the toothpaste. The glycol is being used in plase of glycerin, which is edible and harmless.

One brand was also found to be contaminated with a bacteria. Read all about the toothpaste tube debacle here.