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12/24/2008: "Dangerous counterfeit products set to increase exponentially"

Sainsbury's and Boots have recalled thousands of tubes of Colgate-branded toothpaste after discovering that the product was counterfeit.

The 100ml tubes labelled as Colgate Cavity Protection were sold in the chains' outlets between 28 November and 5 December.

Last year, Colgate found that separate batches of counterfeit toothpaste sold in several US states contained an illegal chemical thickening agent, diethylene glycol, which is commonly used in anti-freeze and solvents.

[ Demographic changes mean that the people who enforce standards are being replaced by those who only care about their own profit - so we will see more contaminated products until no mass produced products can be trusted any longer. (Including medicines and vaccines). ]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/dec/24/colgate-toothpaste-boot-sainsburys