Looking for countrry of origin in my toothpase

[nadinbrzezinski]

and gee golly... cannot find it, not in the tube or at their website

Gee, will return it i think and get one that I can get country of origin on

[snagglepuss]

1. That might not help. Alot of ingredients both in food and medicine

are made in China and manufacturers in the US and Canada are not required to list where ingredients come from. Furthermore I read that US manufacturers don't know where ingredients come from because they purchase ingredients through traders. A shocking fact I read recently is that hardly any Vitamin C is processed in North America , most of it comes from China. The article I read listed other common ingredients but I can't recall what they are.:(

[etherealtruth]

10. DEG

diethylene glycol (its used in antifreeze)

[Lobster Martini]

2. It's in incredibly tiny print on Colgate tubes, but mine says "made in USA"

I only know that because I checked a few minutes ago.

[seabeyond]

3. i am gonna assume most all colgate made the same. thanks

for checking for me

[IChing]

4. So did I because I bought mine at a discount store cheap

It said USA.... I just checked mine about 10 mins ago while brushing.

Back in the 50s, Japan made a town called USA in order to sell their products
or maybe that is a scopes story.

[bullimiami]

5. ahh dont worry about it. it says right on it not to swallow it.

a little antifreeze is probably good for your teeth.

[StarryNite]

7. Yeah, especially in the winter months

For goodness sakes, we don't want our teeth to freeze up!

[ThingsGottaChange]

6. I emailed GSK a couple of days ago

It's getting to the point where I want everything in writing! Here's their reply:


We have received your e-mail on the Aquafresh website regarding the ingredients
contained in our product.

In response to your inquiry, all toothpaste sold by GlaxoSmithKline in the United
States is manufactured in the United States, and each batch or lot of finished product
is tested and certified to ensure it meets FDA requirements for safety and efficacy.
None of the ingredients used in GlaxoSmithKline toothpastes are bought from companies
in China.

We appreciate your taking the time to contact us and for giving us the opportunity
to address this important issue.


Sincerely,

Kathleen
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare


Isn't it shameful that we have to be so worried about what we ingest? I truly believe we have been consuming poisons since the chemical/plastics revolution. I've always wondered about stuff like toothpaste, cookware, detergents, you name it. Is cancer a man-made disease?

[valerief]

9. Hey, thanks for this. I've been straining my eyes reading toothpaste

boxes. Aquafresh, it is, for me!

[orleans]

8. crest (vanilla!) DISTRIBUTED by procter & gamble; doesn't say

where it is made!

(ASSHOLES)

[Forkboy]

11. If mine was poisonous it would've killed me by now.

If the first half of the tube didn't make me keel over I feel ok with the second half. :)

[otherlander]

12. Tom's of Maine is made in America.

Plus, they have toothpaste that tastes like oranges. :9