Watch out when you're shopping for toothpaste, folks! The state Department of Public Health said today that potentially tainted toothpaste, like that included in a FDA warning last month, has started to pop up in many a Massachusetts town or city. Among the municipalities specifically mentioned: Amherst, Arlington, Boston, Dedham, Lawrence, Lowell, Marlden, Somerville, Strubridge, Wellesley, and West Springfield.
What's the issue? Toothpast from China and counterfeit Colgate toothpaste might have in it diethylene gycol (DEG), which is a chemical traditionally used in antifreeze. We don't want to imagine what the counterfeiters would provide as an argument to its inclusion - probably something about nice cool breath for the users.
Here's what you do: avoid toothpaste labeled as made in China, toothpaste labeled "Colgate" and made in South Africa or toothpaste without labeling written in English.
Image by flickr user dakinewavamon No, Bostonist does not support brushing and driving - where do you spit and rinse?
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