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August 09, 2007

Bogus Colgate toothpaste is still being found in markets around the world

Whoever made the bogus Colgate toothpaste that was the focus of so much attention last month was a busy guy. Tubes are still being found. In this case, thousands of tubes in Mozambqiue. The spelling errors are still there, but again, they are different from the ones we found in Canada and then again from those in the United States.

The typos are real zingers.

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1 ...well they gotta go somewhere. Imagine having a job squeezing all the toothpaste out of the tubes and then refilling them with the right ingredients. ;-)

Posted by: tomax7 at August 09, 2007 03:21 PM (jHhd0)

2 ...wait doesn't Mar's have more than 34 days? Egad we're being invaded!!! I knew Global Warming was of their making, warming and polluting up the Earth to make it more hospitable for them! Dagnabit, I gotta get my tin foil hat refitted again!

Posted by: tomax7 at August 09, 2007 03:25 PM (jHhd0)

3 BYOEverything to the olympics I guess. and hope it wasn't made in china. I'm sure many know exactly who made it.

Posted by: DrWright at August 09, 2007 03:35 PM (o70tV)

4 I just heard on the news that tires are being recalled that are uneven and unbalanced - made in China. This is getting ridicilous. I couldn't say which news media because your site said could not submit due to questionable content. Let's just say this station has Larry King Live, for example.

Posted by: Sara at August 09, 2007 05:03 PM (BnPhA)

5 CNN is questionable content?

Posted by: Steve Janke at August 09, 2007 06:15 PM (vU7Qj)

6 ...Steve sometimes your blog won't let people post C N N .com addresses. Your comment could not be submitted due to questionable content: C N Please correct the error in the form below, then press Post to post your comment.

Posted by: tomax7 at August 09, 2007 10:59 PM (jHhd0)

7 ...i had to space the letters out obviously.

Posted by: tomax7 at August 09, 2007 10:59 PM (jHhd0)

8 Made in China is becoming a black flag. People and animals all over the world have died from consuming Chinese products. They do not care about our safety, period. Too bad we can't convince our food inspectors to take the threat from Chinese products seriously.

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July 21, 2007

Unapproved habit-forming Chinese sleep aids containing clonazepam being recalled

Health Canada has pulled a set of sleep aids off the market because they contain a habit-forming ingredient, clonazepam, that is not listed on the labelling. These products have not even been submitted for approval by Health Canada.

The Health Canada advisory does not mention the ties to China, though. So I'll describe them.

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1 Jean (Le Wretch) Chretien embraced this "Trade". It must be bonafide if the Liberals endorse it, NO?

Posted by: ZiLLa at July 21, 2007 10:17 PM (IWWQe)

2 'Had not been submitted to Health Canada for evaluation'? Am I reading this properly? Does this mean that Health Canada does NOT inspect all drugs imported into the country unless they are asked to? Does this not seem a bit ridiculous? What fox is in charge of this henhouse?

Posted by: George at July 22, 2007 05:41 AM (/ZhGP)

3 It's not clear this stuff was imported. It might have been made here for the local TCM market.

Posted by: Steve Janke at July 22, 2007 06:59 AM (HwPRv)

4 You are right Steve. BUT--any drug on the market should be either tested reputably or must state it has not been tested for human use. This is getting ridiculous. We pay billions every year to have HC, CFIA and how many other government departments keep us 'safe' from just such an occurance, but no one is accountable, the buck stops with no one and we keep paying and dying. The fact that the product is not authorized for sale in Canada, is sold by a 'clinic' 'doctor' is suspect. What didn't the regulators find odd about this situation?

Posted by: George at July 22, 2007 07:48 AM (/ZhGP)

5 ...i'm still awaiting the breaking news that Fruit of the Loom shorts made in China were spiked with saltpeter.

Posted by: tomax7 at July 22, 2007 01:28 PM (jHhd0)

6 tomax7: It's no joke, could be part of their plan, if they can't poison us slowly they can curb the urge, which might effect reproduction. They certainly are up to no good. They have a plan, we don't. Boobs like Chretien and Mo Stlong are part of their plan, they "tleat" them well, give them "foltune" cookie without dung. Gotta keep them healthy for the economy.

Posted by: Libby at July 22, 2007 06:32 PM (Fv4dq)

7 I was looking at labels for vitamins and herbal extracts sold at Shopper's Drug Mart, and I came across one that contained "rice flour" as one of the ingredients. My immediate thought was that the rice flour came from China and was contaminated in some way. Really we don't know what we are ingesting nowadays, and what lurks on the plastic toys our children play with and most likely made in China. The Chinese will exploit us in any and every way they can to enrich themselves as quickly as possible. Our world is rapidly deteriorating because our political and business leaders are inviting the Chinese commies to join the global market, and then investing in Chinese companies to rake in huge profits. We know that powercorp-CITIC and CSL are deep into Chinese economy, and will not hesitate to expoit Canadians for their Chinese interests .. like sending Canadian taxpayer's money to China to buy useless Kyoto Carbon Credits !!

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8 Steve, do you still have that "This product is certified not to contain goods from China" image kicking around? Mind if I link to it?

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July 19, 2007

Carcinogenic lipstick laced with lead

Not every consumer warning is legitimate. Especially ones that are forwarded by email. In this case, an old standard -- that major name brand lipsticks are going to kill you because of high lead levels -- is making the rounds again.

But in this environment of heightened sensitivity to hidden dangers in consumer goods, such as with the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste, these old hoaxes are getting a new lease on life.

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July 07, 2007

Dollar stores still don't get it when it comes to stocking toothpaste

You would have hoped that with all the press on the issue of Chinese toothpaste spiked with diethylene glycol and counterfeit Colgate toothpaste teeming with bacteria normally associated with sewage, dollar stories would be much more careful concerning the health care products they put on their shelves.

I visited a dollar store (not the same one in which I found the counterfeit Colgate) and found a toothpaste, clearly not for the Canadian market, and clearly not allowed to be put on the store shelves and sold.

How do I know that this product was not fit to be sold? Trust me when I say it was so obvious.

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The power of blogging to affect change

A retrospective on the recalls of products that have happened in Canada makes a comment that speaks to the potential of blogging to tip stories and to change behaviour.

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July 06, 2007

Remember that bacteria-ridden toothpaste I tasted? More types of bacteria found

Test results continue to roll in. More species of bacteria are being found in the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste sold in Canada. And Health Canada says that the additional contamination poses a "serious health risk".

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1 "the proper disposal of toothpaste"? Scary. Told you a few weeks ago that you may have saved some lives. I was right. And, I'm glad you did what you did. So are many people who don't even know what you did.

Posted by: anonymous at July 06, 2007 10:37 PM (CvPqC)

2 Ya know Steve in all this befouled toothpaste trilogy I have had a question perhaps you can answer: how can bacteria survive in an antiseptic compound such as tooth paste unless, of course, it is not toothpaste at all? What is in those tubes...bacillus culture compound like they use in petri dishes? I have to wonder where the federal inspection agency is who certify personal hygene products as safe to use? Have we become as consumer contemptuous as China?

Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at July 07, 2007 09:17 AM (INHn8)

3 You made Fox news Steve...well your hard work did. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288526,00.html Especially the last line: "Its true origin is unknown, according to the FDA."

Posted by: tomax7 at July 07, 2007 10:55 AM (jHhd0)

4 ...speaking of bacteria...did you hear the latest? Only a month and a half late and probably consumed, but hey, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is looking out for us. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/07/07/4320726-cp.html TORONTO (CP) - Canadians are being warned not to eat some fresh and frozen ground beef products. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the meat may contain E. coli bacteria, which can be deadly in some cases. There have been five reported illnesses connected with the tainted beef. Affected fresh ground beef was sold in Safeway and some independent grocery stores in British Columbia and Alberta between May 24 and June 5. Consumers are also being told to avoid frozen beef patties sold under the Butcher's Cut and Sunny Dawn brand names. The contaminated patties were sold after May 24 in Safeway and independent stores in Western Canada, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Ontario west of Thunder Bay.

Posted by: tomax7 at July 07, 2007 12:34 PM (jHhd0)

5 ...here's the stickler I forgot to add to my last post about the e-coli warning. - What to do with it.

Posted by: tomax7 at July 07, 2007 12:37 PM (jHhd0)

6 ...yes I know, throw it out, but will Safeway and Independants take it back after a month and a half?

Posted by: tomax7 at July 07, 2007 12:40 PM (jHhd0)

7 I wonder if some of these sullied foods and compromised manufactured products aren't the result of the 24/7 political indoctrination to which the Chinese are subjected by their government. School, airwaves, radio, print media: China is great!!!!! The rest of the world is evil, particularly those round-eye devils in the U. S. We'll undoubtedly never know but what is the extent of these problems that were actually tampering issues.

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July 04, 2007

Cambridge idiot ponders the source of toothpaste bacteria -- and is thoroughly disgusted

After making the local papers as an idiot extraordinaire, a Cambridge man considers what would have lead to serious bacterial contamination of counterfeit toothpaste. His conclusions are quite revolting.

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1 Steve, don't fret about this. My son's dog drinks out of the toilet all the time and she can run faster than either of us. Lance M. Jefferson Richmond, British Columbia

Posted by: Lance M. Jefferson at July 04, 2007 09:25 PM (kr6y8)

2 That's disgusting. But, but, but! - we don't want to upset the Chinese! Damn the risks! The Liberals say we can make some good deals here...

Posted by: philanthropist at July 05, 2007 12:45 AM (7pBiD)

3 Now THEY want to irrradiate ALL FOODSTUFFS in North Amerika, especially FRESH PRODUCE. To kill all and any germs on them. Considering the water shortage world-wide, how in numerous parts of the world they actually use sewage water for irrigation, we'll eventually be picking used condoms and such, out of our food.

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4 No more jokes about Mexican drinking water after this. Bejing drinking water must be 1/2 raw sewage.

Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at July 05, 2007 09:23 AM (INHn8)

5 Damn Steve, very disturbing yet funny post. I doubt you are far off the truth, and I'm guessing that after you found out about the bacteria contamination, you immediately headed for washroom, checked you bottle of mouthwash for a "Made in Canada/USA" identifier and proceeded to disinfect your mouth several times. I grew up on a farm and got a facefull of cow$hit more than once. If your not sick now, you probably don't have much to worry about.

Posted by: mecheng at July 05, 2007 09:43 AM (qFcf9)

6 > [...] checked you bottle of mouthwash for a "Made in Canada/USA" identifier [...] With his luck, it'd be a fake "Maed in Cadana/UESA" sticker.

Posted by: Frank Ch. Eigler at July 05, 2007 10:31 AM (ICst6)

7 ...goes to show you about the Spinach issue we had last year. Pigs running amok in the field crapping all over the place. Or, was that Spinach imported? Naw, the FDA said it was some grower in Califlower, err, nia.

Posted by: tomax7 at July 05, 2007 11:41 AM (jHhd0)

8 Exposure of agricultural products to animal waste is expected (all on a farm), and growers are expected to deal with any contamination thoroughly. There was a major breakdown in the spinach case, and the recall was widespread and all encompassing. Moreover, good record keeping meant that tracking down the distribution of the tainted material went relatively well. How does toothpaste in the normal process of manufacture get so thoroughly exposed to bacteria typically found in sewage?

Posted by: Steve Janke at July 05, 2007 11:57 AM (Egm5e)

9 How does toothpaste in the normal process of manufacture get so thoroughly exposed to bacteria typically found in sewage? Normally, it shouldn't (one would think). However, it is quite easy to imagine if the factory machinery had been used on a farm and hadn't been thoroughly cleaned and sterilized prior to its use in the making of toothpaste.

Posted by: Brian in Calgary at July 05, 2007 12:08 PM (g7gYB)

10 Possibly, Brian, but then you would think that the contamination would clean itself out with the first portion of paste to go through carrying it out. I get the impression that this was more widespread and thoroughly distributed. Plus I can't imagine what bit of farm machinery would be used in a toothpaste factory. Doesn't mean there isn't one, of course.

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11 Money .. Money .. Money ... Cheat .. Lie .. Steal .... the Chinese commie-capitalits way .... believe it ...!!!!!!!

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12 "Plus I can't imagine what bit of farm machinery would be used in a toothpaste factory." ...where do you think all that mint flavour comes from? ;-)

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13 Money .. Money .. Money ... Cheat .. Lie .. Steal .... the Chinese commie-capitalits way .... believe it ...!!!!!!! Um, yeah. You did hear about the contaminated American peanut butter last winter? And the problems with tainted hamburger, spinach, and mad cow disease in the last few years? I'm just asking, in case you've been living on a desert island or you've been cryogenically frozen or something. I can't stand commies either but c'mon guys, get a grip.

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China announces new standards for toothpaste after corruption investigation

The Chinese government has announced the results of an audit into corruption in a recently dismantled oral hygiene organization. These changes are not likely to do much to combat the counterfeiting problem.

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1 NCOH ...how's the old saying go? Window dressing.

Posted by: tomax7 at July 04, 2007 08:43 AM (jHhd0)

2 The fact remains that Colgate still allows it's name to be on the carton and tube of toothpaste. What do they get out of this?

Posted by: George at July 04, 2007 09:09 AM (4P9CA)

3 Far safer to simply boycott all Chinese goods. Admittedly, getting more difficult to do.

Posted by: Eric Green at July 04, 2007 09:13 AM (px25Z)

4 We can boycott Colgate but no guarantee other companies are not using raw materials from freaking China. Perhaps our government might get onto what's going on as well.

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5 Upcoming Headlines: - Colgate and Chrysler reach agreement to supply products for a greener, cleaner, sweeter smelling antifreeze. - Huge Chrysler tire sale on now! - Cars come with large trunks! Can pack 12 Dog Food bags into them! - Small Print Warranty: Valid for 30 days or less.

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6 "A Brilliance [Chinese car manufacturing] unit said last week the failure of its BS6 sedan to pass a crash test in Germany was only a temporary setback and it still expected to sell 158,000 cars in Europe over the next five years." Lessee, 158000/60 or ~2,633.3 deaths per month. Only a temporary setback...

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June 29, 2007

Counterfeit toothpaste teeming with dangerous bacteria

The good news is that the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste I found in an "Everything for a Dollar" store in Guelph, the tube that became national news, did not register for diethylene glycol.

The bad news is that it contains high levels of dangerous bacteria.

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1 The notion that these tubes may have been legit, but were stolen from a discarded batch may jive with this bacteria discovery. Perhaps some legit Colgate factory threw away a batch of tooth paste after quality control discovered that they were contaminated? Then, as the theory goes, somebody retrieved those discarded tubes, repackaged them and sold them to distributors?

Posted by: Cool Blue at June 29, 2007 09:05 PM (fN8F8)

2 I wouldn't worry too much about getting sick. 1. You would be sick by now if you were getting sick. 2. The stomach has strong acids so in all likelihood your system killed the bad bacterias (just like it does with all the other bad bacterias we ingest all the time without getting ill.) I have no doubt your stomach is upset right now - it is just like my head itching every time I did lice patrol at my kids' school!

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4 What does Dollar Store have to say about the source of this toothpaste?

Posted by: hoserjoe at June 30, 2007 12:04 AM (R5RR5)

5 News reports say that the owner of the chain saw a sample of the product, and that it had Canadian packaging. He bought the shipment, but what showed up in his stores was the South African stuff. The importer has not publicly identified his source of the product.

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6 "The importer has not publicly identified his source of the product." why not? what's he hiding? *

Posted by: neo at June 30, 2007 11:25 AM (AyuFk)

7 The morals of the story: don't stop at dollar stores and don't buy anything from China. The latter may be onerous.

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June 22, 2007

Is the Colgate South Africa website a fake?

A reporter for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle wonders if the Colgate website listed on the counterfeit toothpaste boxes is itself legitimate. It might not be a great website, but the registration information seems legitimate. And I can't see how the aliasing could have been faked.

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June 20, 2007

Some preliminary results on the toothpaste

Health Canada has stated that the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste found in Canada is not the same as the product found in the United States. Health Canada has not said how it is different, though. While we wait, I can describe one interesting detail in the toothpaste in my possession that might explain just what is going on here.

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Counterfeit toothpaste imported by an electronics trader?

It looks like FHT Enterprises, the company that allegedly imported to the counterfeit toothpaste that is now the centre of a Health Canada probe, specializes in importing cables and DVDs and video games.

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June 19, 2007

Counterfeit Colgate toothpaste story starts rolling

First the Globe and Mail, then several radio interviews, and now two TV spots for CTV and CBC (Radio Canada). I suppose it's fair to say that the story of the counterfeit Colgate toothpaste I bought in Guelph has been noticed.

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1 I have a serious time believing that only 1440 tubes of this stuff came to Canada. What are the odds that a blogger who has been closely following the tainted Chinese product story, would walk into a random dollar store and just happen to get one of these tubes? Good job Steve.

Posted by: mecheng at June 19, 2007 09:58 AM (qFcf9)

2 Hmmm ... I guess the MSM took some time out from dumping on the Conservatives to actually report something of significance ... albeit several weeks after the fact.

Posted by: Brian at June 19, 2007 11:59 AM (TTZLL)

3 Saw you on CFTO News this evening. Hit the Big Time. Good job!

Posted by: john at June 19, 2007 06:02 PM (/I/Y7)

4 * Steve, there's more... "Just in the last month, a ghoulish fake eyeball toy made in China was recalled after it was found to be filled with kerosene." *

Posted by: neo at June 19, 2007 07:03 PM (V+jgs)

5 Good work, Steve! Thanks for not being a wimp and for being a genuine investigative reporter, a thing of the past, it seems, when it comes to our lib-left I'm-waiting-for-a-story-to-land-in-my-lap media sloths. Yesterday, I saw a huge bin of CREST toothpaste in a discount food store where I live. I was in a rush, so didn't look closely, but am going to go back today to see what's up. 'Walked right by a bin of deeply discounted cans of mandarin oranges, after I read the price card which said "Product of China." I think you've just uncovered the tiniest tip of the iceberg, Steve. So, there's no going back and Health Canada had better get going. Sloths and wimp everywhere, it seems. The Canadian Disease.

Posted by: 'been around the block at June 20, 2007 06:28 AM (+7B3R)

6 How silly of us to believe and expect all products our government allows into this country for our use are pure and safe! They're so damned stupid when it comes to life-saving drugs approved in the US. They refuse to allow them in without lengthy testing of their own. Total idiocy. All this at the same time they allow dangerous products from China, haven for the Loopy Left like Mo Strong and friends. The Conservative government has had enough time to look into our trade with Commie China. Trust them at our peril. Time to do a clean sweep. We do not need foodstuffs or personal products from that junk hole. It's quite serious, some pets were sickened and some died from bad products in pet food from that place. Do some humans have to die before we get action? Wonder if Chretien and Martin and Mo are using any of the products from their favorite place to do business?

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June 18, 2007

Toothpaste scare spreads

The fake Colgate toothpaste has turned up in Ontario and Florida and Kentucky.

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June 17, 2007

This theory suggests Colgate made the toothpaste declared to be counterfeit

I don't necessarily buy into this theory, but it does explain why the counterfeit toothpaste is in tubes that look completely correct, but why the cardboard outer packaging is littered with errors.

If this theory is true, however, it strongly suggests that the Colgate toothpaste tube I have contains diethylene glycol. It also suggests that it did not start out as a counterfeit.

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1 Now this explanation makes the most sense. You would think that if China or any other country used the Colgate name etc. they would be sued to death by Colgate for using their name and signage. Since that hasn't happened I think this is probably the most accurate explanation.

Posted by: George at June 17, 2007 06:07 AM (1OLRG)

2 Proctor & Gamble don't even admit they manufacture their Crest toothpaste ... only distribute it as indicated on the tubes. Colgate and P&G are trusted names, and if they don't know what is in their products made and imported from China, they deserve to be prosecuted to the hilt. I would love to see a monsterous class action law suit launched in the USA that would financially cripple these crooks and even jail some of their criminal executives.

Posted by: Thomas at June 17, 2007 12:30 PM (HIOMO)

3 All this stuff is very troubling. Makes you think it is just the tip of the iceberg. The latest recall from China is the Thomas the Train Set, an extremely popular toy with very young children and toddlers. Apparently the paint contains lead and children put everything in their mouths at this age. Almost all toys are made in China now. In fact ,almost everything is made in China now and I for one have become very selective and try to buy Canadian or USA goods.

Posted by: muttsrus at June 17, 2007 02:04 PM (YY0fO)

4 ...just came from the Loonie (Dollar) Store here in Calgary, after church and don't see any Colgate on the shelves, or Scope mouthwash come to think of it. There was some on the shelves last month when I was there looking for cheap birthday cards. I remember thinking "oh, should buy my stuff here as it is cheaper than at Shoppers".

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Posted by: tomax7 at June 17, 2007 04:07 PM (jHhd0)

6 Well, for now let's not buy Colgate or Crest toothpaste until they can assure us of a safe product. Better yet, assure us they will not use raw materials from China to make the products. Anything that goes into our mouths should NOT come from that place, they can't be trusted, period. Arm and Hammer have great products which I use, now I'm off to check them out for untoward practices.

Posted by: Libby at June 17, 2007 04:18 PM (FUy6A)

7 Where do you suspect lots of the apple-concentrate comes from that is turned into apple juice here in Canada simply by adding water and is thus 'made in Canada'?

Posted by: Rich at June 17, 2007 08:17 PM (PGEsg)

8 Where do you suspect lots of the apple-concentrate comes from that is turned into apple juice here in Canada simply by adding water and is thus 'made in Canada'?

Posted by: Rich at June 17, 2007 08:17 PM (PGEsg)

9 ...that is so true Rich, most of our Apple Juice concentrates are from China. Now that is scary because practically every fruit juice, and I can't remember who I was talking to, (Nestle guy) tells me that apple juice is the best to carry flavour, or in other words, it doesn't overpower the other flavours. Now I'm sure if SunRipe juices from the Okanagan are actually from there. Sad eh.

Posted by: tomax7 at June 17, 2007 09:40 PM (jHhd0)

10 Mebbe a short list is needed for what really IS made in Canada?

Posted by: Rich at June 18, 2007 09:52 AM (PGEsg)

11 Until recently I beleived BC hothouse brand tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers were grown right here in British Columbia's Frazer Valley (Products use to be advertised as such). I have since been informed by a friend in the vegetable wholesale business that they are actually grown in Mexico. BC Hothouse brand was purchased by an American conglomerant years ago and all of their produce comes from Mexico...which I tend to avoid due to unrestricted pesticide use. Won't buy their products anymore!

Posted by: T.S at June 18, 2007 11:11 AM (mTVnl)

12 I want to see a lawsuit against Thomas for bringing up 'Proctor & Gamble'-- P&G doesn't make Colgate. And P&G has no problems whatsoever with letting people know it makes Crest 'cause I worked at P&G right here in Ontario making the stuff. So if Colgate is tainted, then it's tainted and lets work on making sure our fellow citizens aren't harmed by tainted products. Spewing out ignorant and misleading information, Thomas, is a quick trip to causing hysteria in the public. Hell, you already got Libby not buying Crest, even though Steve's 'investigation' was only regarding Colgate--and only Colgate manufactured in China printed with improper labels that may not be even manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive in the first place (that's still under investigation as Steve even states himself). And you wonder why Canadians have a tough time believing anything the right states as facts. If you want to help the public, Thomas--as Steve is trying to do in this particular instance--educate them--don't mislead them.

Posted by: Sparky at June 19, 2007 12:34 PM (Kks7B)

13 Spaky...maybe you can enlighten me as to why all my Crest toothpaste tubes say "distributed by Protor and Gamble" and not "made in xyz"?

Posted by: tomax7 at June 19, 2007 10:41 PM (jHhd0)

14 Tomax7, Maybe you can enlighten me as to what I did for P&G when I was loading empty Crest toothpaste containers onto a machine that filled them with Crest toothpaste? Yes it was a while ago and maybe things have changed. That said, P&G owns Crest toothpaste. And Crest toothpaste isn't Colgate toothpaste. Furthermore, P&G doesn't make Colgate--Colgate-Palmolive does. I'll be the first to hold P&G's feet to the fire if their products are known to be tainted. You let me know when that time comes and I'll be right beside you, demanding justice. However, that time isn't now--stick to the facts and stop trying to obfuscate the issue. The facts are that people have found toothpaste on the shelves in Canada that may be detrimental to our health. These containers are labeled 'Colgate'--whether they were in fact produced by Colgate-Palmolive is not known at this time, but that'll hopefully come clear with investigation. The immediate concern is to educate the public to look for these tainted Colgate toothpaste containers and to not use them. Bringing in other types of toothpaste--even 'good' Colgate, only adds to confusion and doesn't help. And then to go on about 'distributed by...'? Yeah, glad you got the best interests of your fellow citizens at the top of your agenda there. I'm applauding Steve for bringing this issue to light. I'm also happily surprised that he sussed out the facts and tried to get all the pertainant information to all of us. He didn't go all non-specific regarding what products were tainted and cause unnecessary consternation in the public. Unlike some of the replies here--attributing Crest and P&G to this 'bad toothpaste' issue. And when you're called on it, you don't acknowledge the error--you try to obfuscate the point.

Posted by: Sparky at June 20, 2007 07:55 AM (Kks7B)

15 Sparky: "Yes it was a while ago and maybe things have changed." ...I think you just enlightened yourself. ---------------------- ...and I'll call you on your error. I didn't mention Colgate was made by P&G. Maybe first acknowledge your reading skills before getting all huffy. P&G makes Scope, and Scope was on the shelves of the Dollar store also, but I didn`t look at it closely as they are no longer in the store I visited.

Posted by: tomax7 at June 20, 2007 10:00 AM (jHhd0)

16 Sparky: "And when you're called on it, you don't acknowledge the error--you try to obfuscate the point." No acknowledgment yet of your misquote error?

Posted by: tomax7 at June 21, 2007 11:03 AM (jHhd0)

17 I profusely apologize for the delay, tomax--I didn't check this blog entry every few moments to see if you posted a reply. First ackowledge your reading skills, tomax--at no point did I state that you--tomax--said Colgate was made by P&G. However, there have been a few posts here that brought P&G and Crest into the picture when Steve's investigation focused *solely* and *exclusively* on tainted Colgate, and that's what my responses addressed. If anyone needs a refresher on reading skills, go speak with the other commenters. Furthermore, you just added to the obfuscation by bringing up Scope. Brilliant! That's showing me! Add to the confusion! I tried to clarify the issue--using the very same style and terminology as Thomas--by stating that the issue is with tainted Colgate and not with the other things mentioned by Thomas. Furthermore, when you--tomax--went yipping about my response, I--a person not particularly appreciating Steves political views--stated that he did good for his fellow Canadians but the commenters should try to stick to the facts. Not so much, really. Discernment's no where to be found. I got it--you don't want anything cleared up--you're obviously happy with living with the obfuscations--you even add to it and take on this 'air of superiority' when someone dares points it out. Tomax--you go right ahead and stay in this little confused BT world. As for me, I'm going to go read those that strive for truth and want what's best for *all* Canadians--not just the ones who lean to the right.

Posted by: Sparky at June 21, 2007 01:01 PM (Kks7B)

18 Not to belabor the point, tomax--but-- It's been a day, tomax, and what--no acknowledgement? Yeah, that pretty much sums it up for your smug superiorty. Grow up and start seeking truth instead of talking points.

Posted by: Sparky at June 22, 2007 09:43 AM (Kks7B)

19 ...whatever. Peace man.

Posted by: tomax7 at June 23, 2007 01:48 AM (jHhd0)

20 Whatever? And that's suppose to help? That's suppose to clarify? That's suppose to bring understanding between people who have differing opinions? Thus proving once again that you really aren't worth listening to or debating with. Whatever. Brilliant! I'll try that when someone gets sick from tainted Colgate--"Hey! That guy got sick!" Eh, whatever--it's the tomax thing to do. It kinda absolves me from any responsibility to do what's right and just for my fellow citizen, doesn't it? Whatever... But as you say--Peace man.

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June 16, 2007

Colgate leaps into action -- but secretly

Within a day of my call to Colgate Canada about the tube of toothpaste I picked up at the local dollar store, all the tubes have disappeared.

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1 Good for you. You may have saved some lives. But, as you say....Colgate needs to do more. I haven't checked the shelves where I am, but I will. If a company puts human welfare before revenue, they get my respect big-time.

Posted by: anonymous at June 16, 2007 07:37 PM (CvPqC)

2 * Another wonderful product from The People's Republic of "I don't give a shit". *

Posted by: neo at June 16, 2007 08:45 PM (g8YBp)

3 Notice, Canuckians, that this problem was detected by independent, non-government agents, and that once the problem was identified it was quickly and effectively fixed by independent, non-government agents, namely the private enterprises whose reputations, profits and livelihoods would be endangered by selling shoddy, dangerous or fraudulent goods. Another slam-dunk argument for not imitating the Chinese by expanding your Canadian government even more, by giving more money and more power to the very same useless governmental parasites who were supposed to protect us (they claimed) from dangerous goods. To fight foreign commies with domestic communist policies would ultimately expose Canadians to far more dangerous goods by stifling businesses and taxpayers more and more, which would leave people with less and less money in their pockets and fewer and fewer legitimate places to spend it, thus driving them to purchase more and more goods in grey markets and black markets.

Posted by: at June 16, 2007 08:57 PM (a0Sy/)

4 You may have saved some lives. Oh, I doubt that. We don't even know if the toothpaste was tainted. Anyone in or around Kitchener-Waterloo willing to run a GC or GLC on a sample?

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 16, 2007 09:19 PM (yCh9n)

5 Oh, I doubt that. We don't even know if the toothpaste was tainted. Anyone in or around Kitchener-Waterloo willing to run a GC or GLC on a sample? ....that's why I used the word "may". :-) Any action anyone takes that is essentially good has to have good consequences somewhere, even if we don't know what they are. That's just a personal philosophy I have.

Posted by: anonymous at June 16, 2007 10:24 PM (CvPqC)

6 We've heard precious little from Colgate Canada or from Health Canada, yet Colgate seems to be taking similar actions here. As I have said before where are the overpaid idiots in health Canada who we pay to find these thing. Reminds me of when Health Canada and Quebec health people where saying the new desease in Asia was nothing to worry about. That was SARS and people in Asia were dyeing. Is it any surprise that Canada was the only Western country to have deaths from SARS.

Posted by: at June 16, 2007 11:39 PM (Pl6rj)

7 Looking at my tube of Crest toothpaste I notice the following: Distr. by/par PROCTER & GAMBLE INC., TORONTO, ONTARIO M5W 1C5 Questions? 1 800 668 0152 P&G don't say they manufactured the toothpaste, only distributed it. That worries me. Who made the stuff and what control and inspection was performed on the Crest ??? Since you have the hammer now Steve, perhaps you could call P&G and find out what they are doing with Crest toothpaste.

Posted by: Thomas at June 16, 2007 11:50 PM (pOEwQ)

8 ...went down to the local Loonie store and bought all the Colgate tubes to use them in my radiator. I tell ya it sure did plug up any dang leaks and the car is running cooler, and has a fresh, new, clean, mint aroma when driving down the road. Don't need dat 6 year old pine cone air fresher hanging from my rear view mirror nomore, just haveta crank up the ol' A/C... Cool! ;-)

Posted by: tomax7 at June 17, 2007 06:17 AM (jHhd0)

9 "Anyone in or around Kitchener-Waterloo willing to run a GC or GLC on a sample?" I wonder if Dr. Joe, chemistry maven, would be interested in doing some tests. The only thing is, he's not in your area. He's in Montreal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_A._Schwarcz http://oss.mcgill.ca/schwarcz.php

Posted by: Gabby in QC at June 17, 2007 01:10 PM (CBHIo)

10 ...guess should have posted in the blogstream, did it on the next one. Went to Dollar store here in Calgary, and no Colgate on the shelves now. Same with Scope mouthwash, different companies, but noticeably missing from the shelves.

Posted by: tomax7 at June 17, 2007 09:46 PM (jHhd0)

11 Hey, Steve. You made the front page of the Globe!

Posted by: WW at June 19, 2007 11:05 AM (yzOzm)

12 Hey Steve, saw you on the telly today re the toothpaste thing.....good on you....

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June 15, 2007

Toothpaste purchased in Ontario is counterfeit

I just got off the phone with a very helpful customer service representative at Colgate Canada, and she confirms that this product is not theirs.

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1 Why are you buying toothpaste in a dollar store. You get what you pay for in those places.

Posted by: Pissedoff at June 15, 2007 12:22 PM (6ZFCr)

2 It's called investigative reporting, I believe. Steve wanted to see if this stuff was available here as well as in the U.S. Now if we could get paid reporters to do the same. Pat

Posted by: Pat at June 15, 2007 02:00 PM (j4tnX)

3 Pat, I bet the press is working this. They have longer lead times than blogs, but it shows in the quality of the finished product.

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 15, 2007 02:02 PM (eGtvb)

4 Never mind toothpaste - what about Thomas the Tank Engine toys made in China with leaded paint?

Posted by: Greg at June 15, 2007 04:44 PM (KsxrY)

5 Good point Greg. We banned the use of lead in the manufacture of paint years ago to prevent lead poisoning, especially prevalent among our children. Why are importers allowed to bring in products from China containing lead? Are these goods smuggled in? Where are the safeguards? Looks like there are none. As consumers we are left to protect ourselves.

Posted by: louise at June 15, 2007 06:42 PM (UnhKW)

6 I believe that Steve has shown (to the whole country) that almost anything) made in China is suspect. Message to Canadians; don't buy ANYTHING made in China! At least anything that's ingestible.

Posted by: Paul M at June 15, 2007 07:23 PM (n8Rvi)

7 As much as I am loathe to purchase Chinese procucts..it is impossible. Everything is either made in China or is composed of Chinese components.

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8 I believe our last toothpick manufacturer closed up shop in Canada some years back and now all our toothpicks come from China. Damn things are hazardous to your health as they easily break. We are going to be so screwed if it ever comes to war with them as almost all our electronics are now manufactured there.

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I just bought Colgate toothpaste imported from South Africa in a Canadian dollar store

Update #1: Colgate Canada says this isn't their product and wants to get their hands on the tube.

Update #2: It looks like Colgate Canada is quietly picking up the faux toothpaste.

Update #3: The story has been picked up by the main stream media and is spreading quickly across Canada.

Colgate insists that it does not import toothpaste into the United States from South Africa. Any such products are counterfeits, and might contain diethylene glycol, a component of antifreeze known to be toxic to humans.

So I have to ask myself, why is it that Colgate imports South African toothpaste into Canada? Or is the toothpaste I am holding in my hand also a counterfeit? And is it poisonous?

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1 "this box also has misspellings" ...maybe da toothpaste was mont to go to Jamaica mon...

Posted by: tomax7 at June 14, 2007 02:34 PM (jHhd0)

2 Wow. And people were laughing at you. I expect you'll be making a trip down to the local university to find someone willing to run a few tests? (You should change the title of the post to "I just bought Coigate toothpaste...")

Posted by: mecheng at June 14, 2007 03:00 PM (qFcf9)

3 Bring it back, don't use it. I'm increasingly suspicious of those bargain stores, especially items that have contact with your innards. I will no longer shop at those places, even for clothes. I'd rather pay more and have peace of mind.

Posted by: louise marion at June 14, 2007 03:03 PM (UnhKW)

4 I am also curious about test results, I assume you are getting it tested. I think I'll stop by my local dollar store tonight as well and see what they have.

Posted by: The Hammer of Thor at June 14, 2007 03:04 PM (wZrZs)

5 This is a problem, but not for the reason you're worried. Toothpaste from countries like South Africa have much higher doses of Fluoride, which is good for Africans, but not for us. We get decent, and safe, amounts of fluoride in our drinking water, and a bit in our toothpaste. In South Africa, they don't have fluoride in their water, so they put extra fluoride in their toothpaste. Fluoride in high enough amounts can be toxic (as anything in a high enough dose can be). For this reason alone, that toothpaste should be yanked from shelves. Reference: http://www.snop es.com/inboxer/household/toothpaste.asp (space in the URL added to get past comment filter)

Posted by: jonny_eh at June 14, 2007 03:07 PM (ZQ7AG)

6 Tested? I don't know where to begin. Anyway, no time. But I think some of the media are interested and I'm sure they would rush a test as part of their story, should they pick it up.

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 14, 2007 03:07 PM (eGtvb)

7 Thanks Johnny. I looked at toothpaste tubes at the local Shoppers Drug Mart, and they ones I checked we made in Canada or the United States, presumably with appropriate levels of fluoride. Now the labelling of this tube shows fluoride concentration identical to North American toothpaste, so if it was made for export, that would be expected. If it was made for export...by Colgate...hmmmm.

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 14, 2007 03:11 PM (eGtvb)

8 I wouldn't trust the ingredients on the box, since it's counterfeit. You can't even trust the logo! For all we know, it has no fluoride, too much fleuoride, or even cat feces.

Posted by: jonny_eh at June 14, 2007 03:26 PM (ZQ7AG)

9 Colgate-Palmolive had definitely been making toothpaste in South Africa for at least thirty years to my own personal knowledge and their SA corporate headquarters is indeed in Boksburg--it's a suburb of Johannesburg (near the airport). If the toothpaste was real it would be fine because Colgate-Palmolive has worldwide standards and South Africa has a reasonably good system of regulatory control, but I think that what you have may very well be of dubious origins. . . South Africans can spell as well as anyone else can in a primarily english-speaking country. In addition, the packaging of your tube does not appear to be printed to the standard I would expect. Colgate toothpaste is an 'upmarket' brand in SA and as such it's packaging should reflect that.

Posted by: Ben in Ontario at June 14, 2007 04:07 PM (Qhoti)

10 I'd be willing to bet that the toothpaste is indeed official Colgate toothpaste. What probably happened is that as you mentioned, they mispelled "Colgate" on the package. This mistake was obviously cauth after the fact. Instead of selling the product in South Afican chain stores they sold the product to a secondary wholeseller for pennies on the dollar. This kind of stuff happens all the time. This January Effem foods apparently did a run of the family bags of M&M's using the Christmas packaging (4 weeks after Christmas). This product ended up in dollars stores (being sold for...$1). The same delicious M&M's but in the wrong packaging. This isn't an issue of South Africa sending bad bad product to Canada, but about shipping it to "low end" stores. If you went to South African dollar stores I'd bet you'd find them there to. Of coarse this could still very well be counterfit product. If it was made in China I would'nt use it to clean the enamel on my toilet bowl, let alone my teeth.

Posted by: Paul M at June 14, 2007 05:02 PM (98R6e)

11 You might be right Paul, but with the detection of DEG in South African sourced Colgate toothpaste in the US, the Canadian government needs to make a speedy determination of what the true situation is.

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 14, 2007 05:17 PM (wgmWg)

12 I'd be tossing it in the garbage.

Posted by: joey j. at June 14, 2007 05:56 PM (q33ws)

13 I went to my local Rabba to buy lottery tickets today and they had that exact same toothpaste.

Posted by: ZiLLa at June 14, 2007 06:10 PM (H/eTY)

14 Did you notice the misspellings on the ones you saw, ZiLLa?

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 14, 2007 07:18 PM (wgmWg)

15 Colgate toothpaste from SA (and China too) is definitely available for import. http://tinyurl.com/36yx8w http://tinyurl.com/39fwh6 Or are these counterfeits? Have to say we won't be buying Colgate toothpaste at all and will be checking other brands twice. May go back to baking soda :-) Colgate Palmolive also produces Hills pet food some of which was recalled because of contaminated wheat gluten.

Posted by: WW at June 14, 2007 10:24 PM (yzOzm)

16 Interestingly enough, I purchased a tube of 'Coigate' last week and your column prompted me to check its place of manufacture: "Made in Mexico". No apparent misspellings on my tube and the box had already been thrown out :-( Purchased from R.C. SuperStore (subsid of Loblaws) Keep up the good work Steve,

Posted by: Phil at June 15, 2007 06:53 AM (xUjnI)

17 You should contact Colgate about this. If it is a couterfeit then they'll want to know and will probably issue an alert or something. If it isn't a counterfeit then they'll probably apologize for the spelling errors.

Posted by: Iron Oxide at June 15, 2007 08:24 AM (h3RCj)

18 Someone report this to some government official! The packaging is only in english! A travesty if ever there was one. Well at least that would get the product pulled dangerous or not... sad to say

Posted by: mungman at June 15, 2007 08:30 AM (w9ZkP)

19 Someone report this to some government official! The packaging is only in English! A travesty if ever there was one. Seriously, though, that's one of the hints that this product was not meant for Canada.

Posted by: Steve Janke at June 15, 2007 09:07 AM (eGtvb)

20 ...the wife just came home with a dozen of those smaller cone shaped stand up tubes. Most are made in USA and a couple from Ireland.

Posted by: tomax7 at June 15, 2007 10:25 AM (jHhd0)

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Reports of contaminated counterfeit Colgate toothpaste

Over a week ago I warned people to be suspicious of all toothpaste. The recall by the FDA covered only Chinese-made products, but I found an interview with a Chinese official in which he insisted that Colgate toothpaste was made in China. Colgate had said that this was untrue.

So was I wrong to be concerned?

It looks like I was ahead of the news by a week. A report today that contaminated Colgate toothpaste is being hunted down by American authorities. But as it turns out, it is counterfeit toothpaste. Authorities haven't determined the point of origin yet. Any guesses?

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June 05, 2007

Colgate toothpaste -- Made in Mexico or China?

Breaking: Ersatz Colgate toothpaste in the United States might contain DEG. And I just bought a suspicious tube of toothpaste in my local dollar store in Canada.

The latest outrage from China is the export of toothpaste using a poisonous component of antifreeze, diethylene glycol, as a thickener. The FDA has blocked all imports of Chinese-made toothpaste into the United States.

The FDA also recommended that consumers with tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste dispose of the products immediately.

I use Colgate toothpaste, and I checked the label. Made in Mexico. Sounds fine, except for the fact that in this interview, an extremely senior Chinese Communist Party official, Cheng Siwei, brags about how Colgate toothpaste used by Americans is made in China.

Curious. And disturbing.

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1 Gotta love that global marketing...why it just brings a 'fresh brushed' smile to one's face ! I'm quite sure that the practice of packaging ingredients from wherever and labelling the product as being made in an 'acceptable' country: thereby circumventing all manner of regulations is far more widespread than may be imagined. As usual, money doesn't talk...it swears and once again proves that there is no real accountability in modern day economics...nor scrupples! Good post Steve.

Posted by: Simon at June 05, 2007 02:03 PM (mfPQj)

2 My tube of Crest just says "Dist. by/par" Proctor&Gamble, Toronto, Canada. They do not say where it is made, although the ingredients list appears quite comprehensive.

Posted by: john at June 05, 2007 02:36 PM (/I/Y7)

3 I have said it from the beginning...Made in USA/Product of Canada does NOT describe the origion of the components of any product!

Posted by: ZiLLa at June 05, 2007 03:53 PM (3Gji2)

4 Show me someone who has to buy 0ff-brand toothpaste in dollar stores and I'll show you someone who is either living off government welfare, is chronically underployed due to government interference in the job market, or whose after-tax, after-inflation income leaves them scrambling to survive. That's what sux about big government - they claim they're taking all your money because they're making you safe, but all they do is make your life more dangerous. And did you think that the only commies you have to worry about are the ones that call themselves "communists"? US Government bans private beef testing. Err, technically that's fascism, because the government is conniving to protect certain favored big businesses. But basically it's the same scam as in China (and Canada).

Posted by: at June 05, 2007 09:01 PM (a0Sy/)

5 show me someone who buys off brand toothpaste I'll show you a cheapskate! my crest costs just over a couple bucks and lasts forever at 2 brushes (promise MOM!) a day. oh for the good old days when we worried about too much flouride.

Posted by: kelly at June 05, 2007 10:16 PM (YQ94M)

6 I called Proctor and Gamble regarding the Crest toothpaste and they told me it was made in the US. When I asked about their other products the CSR I was talked to said "I don't know about any of those" and hung up.

Posted by: Jim Wilkinson at June 06, 2007 11:52 AM (1N09Z)

7 kelly - "show me someone who buys off brand toothpaste I'll show you a cheapskate!" ...obviously kelly's never had kids or lived on low income wages. I'm so glad I don't eat from sky blue colour with yellow print boxes any more.

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