FDA orders mouthwash makers to stop unsupported claims on gum disease

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http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/28/1641758/fda-orders-mouthwash-makers-to.html

FDA orders mouthwash makers to stop unsupported claims on gum disease
By ANDREW ZAJAC

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration has warned three companies that market mouth rinse products to stop making unsupported claims that they remove plaque and promote healthy gums.

The claims suggest the products, which are used by countless Americans every day, are effective in preventing gum disease when no such benefit has been proven, the FDA said Tuesday.

The agency said warning letters were sent to Johnson & Johnson, maker of Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash, and to two drug store giants - CVS Corporation, which sells CVS Complete Care Anticavity Mouthwash, and Walgreen Company, which sells Walgreen Mouth Rinse Full Action...