Poisonous Toothpaste

Beware fake tubes of Colgate.

Following FDA warnings about imported toothpaste, stores in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania are found selling counterfeit Colgate laced with diethylene glycol (also found in anti-freeze). Think of this as another reason not to eat - so you don't have to brush your teeth with something that might kill you.

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