Dollar Stores toothpaste, Beware!!!!! Read Label!!!1

[Guest guest]

GOT this and feel should be passed on... We DID check this

out at the snopes.com website and it is TRUE. Thought you'd want to

know. DOLLAR STORES---BEWARE!!!! READ LABEL!!!!

 

I don't know if any of you watched Channel 5 News last night,

but

they did an investigation on dollar stores (including Dollar Tree).

They

discovered the Crest, Colgate and other brand name toothpastes weren't

the

same as from Wal-mart, grocery stores etc. The toothpastes were

manufactured

in many other countries and are not approved by the American Dental

Association (ADA). There was even some from South Africa and the

fluoride is

ten times stronger than allowed in the U.S. (prescription strength).

They're allowed stronger because they don't have fluoridated

water (like we do). So if we (or our kids) use it often and

occasionally

swallow it, we could be poisoning ourselves. The dollar stores declined

to

comment and a full investigation has begun. So stick to paying full-

price at

the grocery store and send this e-mail to anyone who shops at dollar

stores.

 

For more information:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/toothpaste.asp

<http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/toothpaste.asp>

This could also apply to many other items that we buy at the

dollar store that are labeled as brand names.