Beware of dollar-store toothpaste

[MrZoom]

I think this falls under news, since they quote a tv news investigation:

http://www.snopes.com/toxins/toothpaste.asp

Claim: Some dollar stores sell expired and foreign, non-ADA-approved formulations of toothpaste.

Status: True.

 

[Key Peninsula Redneck]

I use Aquafresh and don't buy toothpaste in dollar stores.

 

[I'ddie4him]

YIKES, My wife always buys toothpaste at Wal-Mart, So, I don't need to worry about this.

But, It is very scary.

 

[jameseb]

Wow. Thanks for the heads-up!

 

[jhessel]

THE TOOTHPASTE YOU USE IS STILL BAD FOR YOU!! Unless you buy natural toothpaste without flouride.

http://www.drrapp.com/alerts.html

Fluorides are in most toothpaste's used today. Read the labels. The government has stated it can be unsafe. Children under 7 should not swallow more than a pea-sized amount. If it were unsafe for a small child, why would it be safe in your toothpaste or water, for you or your other children? Read: www.mercola.com/2001/may/30/toothpaste.htm
If you want to be safe, start to read the fine print on what you buy. Why not purchase your body products at health food stores. You have a better chance of using less toxic and dangerous products.

 

[ashibaka]

The government has stated it can be unsafe. Children under 7 should not swallow more than a pea-sized amount. If it were unsafe for a small child, why would it be safe in your toothpaste or water, for you or your other children?

You can die from inhaling too much water as well. Should we outlaw that, too? :/

 

[jhessel]

You can die from inhaling too much water as well. Should we outlaw that, too? :/

go read the back of your toothpaste and see what it says if you swallow some, then come back and post here.

 

[Lillithspeak]

THE TOOTHPASTE YOU USE IS STILL BAD FOR YOU!! Unless you buy natural toothpaste without flouride.

http://www.drrapp.com/alerts.html

Fluorides are in most toothpaste's used today. Read the labels. The government has stated it can be unsafe. Children under 7 should not swallow more than a pea-sized amount. If it were unsafe for a small child, why would it be safe in your toothpaste or water, for you or your other children? Read: www.mercola.com/2001/may/30/toothpaste.htm
If you want to be safe, start to read the fine print on what you buy. Why not purchase your body products at health food stores. You have a better chance of using less toxic and dangerous products.

Indianapolis was one of the first places to put fluoride in the drinking water. It made a huge difference in the oral health of millions of people. It had no side effects of any kind and you're just trying to stir up folks. I'm 58 now and I still have good teeth, and all of them, and so do most of the baby boomers in my generation that grew up with fluoride in the water which a follow up study proved 5 years ago. So, please, give it up. Fluoride is good protection for teeth. Use it in your toothpaste without worry.

 

[jameseb]

So, please, give it up. Fluoride is good protection for teeth. Use it in your toothpaste without worry.

Only you could start an argument in a toothpaste thread.

 

[snoopyloopysk8a]

Only you could start an argument in a toothpaste thread.

An argument in a toothpaste thread really sounds lame.