Gilchrist & Soames toothpaste made in China and shipped to hotels around the world may have a traces of the chemical diethylene glycol.Independent tests showed some samples contained diethylene glycol, a kidney and liver toxin and a central nervous system depressant.
The recall involves 0.65-ounce tubes of toothpaste made in China by Ming Fai Enterprises International Co. Ltd. and distributed under the Gilchrist & Soames name.
The FDA has posted a list of toothpastes found to contain diethylene glycol at
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/toothpaste.html.
Hoteliers/Travel trade friends - read this one too
http://ehotelier.com/browse/news_more.php?id=D11755_0_11_0_M
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