No lifeguard on duty...

Quando a gente pensa que já viu de tudo, aparece mais uma notícia para nos surpreender. Primeiro os chineses envenenaram as rações de cachorro, agora, pelo que descobriu a agência de controle americana (FDA), o problema está na pasta de dentes.
É por isso que eu digo que, na vida, a gente não conta com um salva-vidas a postos. Então, antênchion pipou: na hora de comprar a pasta de dentes, não custa verificar a procedência do produto e, no caso de dúvida, escolher outra.
Eu nem sei se o Brasil importa pasta de dentes da China, mas, como diria a minha mãe: Seguro morreu de velho! Segue, abaixo, a informação que consta do site da FDA.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China, and issued an import alert to prevent toothpaste containing the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG) from entering the United States.

DEG is used in antifreeze and as a solvent.

Consumers should examine toothpaste products for labeling that says the product is made in China. Out of an abundance of caution, FDA suggests that consumers throw away toothpaste with that labeling. FDA is concerned that these products may contain "diethylene glycol," also known as "diglycol."

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FDA has identified the following brands of toothpaste from China that contain DEG and are included in the import alert: Cooldent Fluoride; Cooldent Spearmint; Cooldent ICE; Dr. Cool, Everfresh Toothpaste; Superdent Toothpaste; Clean Rite Toothpaste; Oralmax Extreme; Oral Bright Fresh Spearmint Flavor; Bright Max Peppermint Flavor; ShiR Fresh Mint Fluoride Paste; DentaPro; DentaKleen; and DentaKleen Junior. Manufacturers of these products are: Goldcredit International Enterprises Limited; Goldcredit International Trading Company Limited; and Suzhou City Jinmao Daily Chemicals Company Limited. The products typically are sold at low-cost, “bargain” retail outlets.

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