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Low fluoride toothpastes should not be used for children
MEDIA RELEASE TO: News Room FROM: Michele Hider, Communications Manager DATE: 13 February 2009 SUBJECT: Canterbury Preschoolers Getting Fewer Cavities The number of Canterbury five year olds with cavities in their teeth dropped by 12 per cent between 2000 and 2008, according to the latest statistics from Canterbury District Health Board’s Community Dental Service. The […]
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Is Expired Toothpaste Dangerous?
Q. What happens if you use toothpaste that’s past its expiration date? Is it dangerous? A. No, it’s not dangerous, said Dr. Joel H. Berg, chairman of pediatric dentistry at the University of Washington in Seattle and a representative of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. “But,” he said, “there is a potential loss of […]
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Wales: Rhodri backs brushing off the VAT on fluoride toothpaste
A WELSH campaign to scrap VAT on fluoride toothpaste has won the backing of First Minister Rhodri Morgan. It is hoped that the Welsh Assembly Government will now put pressure on Chancellor Alistair Darling to remove the 17.5% tax. Campaigners believe that making fluoride toothpaste cheaper – even if by only a few pence – […]
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Outram mum uses fluoridated toothpaste (9th of 12 articles in series)
OUTRAM mother of two Jolene Casey admits to “sitting on the fence” when it comes to the fluoride debate. Mrs Casey lives in a non-fluoridated water area, but having lived in Outram all her life she knows no different. After reading the pros and cons of the fluoride debate (page 9), she still did not […]
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Does fluoride in toothpaste give kids bad teeth?
Does toothpaste give kids bad teeth? It can if they swallow too much fluoride, says Simon Crompton This week, Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, called for fluoride to be added to more areas of England’s water supply, to prevent dental decay. In passing, he acknowledged that, for all the benefits of fluoride, too much can […]
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Does flouride in toothpaste give kids bad teeth?
This week, Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary, called for fluoride to be added to more areas of England’s water supply, to prevent dental decay. In passing, he acknowledged that, for all the benefits of fluoride, too much can lead to a permanent discolouring of the teeth, called dental fluorosis. But only, he said, when children […]
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Colgate-Palmolive
In early 2006, Colgate-Palmolive announced that its toothpaste plant in Clarksville, Indiana would relocate to Morristown, Tennessee by 2008. Another indication of Indiana’s shift from a manufacturing-based economy, the news came as a blow to the plant’s 500 employees, along with economic forecasters in Southern Indiana. But exponents of historic preservation were also distressed by […]
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Moses Lake factory to make silica, fluoride salt
MOSES LAKE — A closed sugar beet factory on Wheeler Road east of Moses Lake soon will be transformed into a plant to make silica and fluoride salt. The Rock Island-based Specialty Chemical Products recently bought four buildings and six acres of land at the site of the former Pacific Northwest Sugar Co., the Grant […]
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SECOND OPINION: Toothpaste trouble
A written warning on most tubes of toothpaste states, “Keep out of the reach of children under 6 years of age.” The reason for the warning relates to the presence of fluoride in toothpaste that is used to prevent tooth decay. There is not enough fluoride in a tube of toothpaste to cause a fatality, […]
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FDA Bans Toothpaste from China after 51 Deaths in Panama
The Food and Drug Administration said it is blocking all shipments of toothpaste from China after 51 Panamanians apparently died after brushing with poisonous toothpaste from China. However, a ConsumerAffairs.Com investigation reveals the FDA’s action may be too little too late and that importers still may be able to sneak tubes past FDA inspectors. ConsumerAffairs.Com […]
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