Chinese-made toothpaste containing the toxic substance, which can cause kidney failure, paralysis and death, has been yanked from sale in North and South America, Europe and Asia in recent weeks.

Component found in antifreeze can cause kidney failure, paralysis and death. BEIJING — China banned diethylene glycol — a thickening agent in antifreeze — from use in toothpaste Wednesday, one of its ...

(Updates with FDA comment in paragraph 12) By Manuel Jimenez SANTO DOMINGO, May 22 (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic has banned the sale of two brands of Chinese toothpaste because they may contain a ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A chemical that thickens antifreeze has turned up again in a Chinese-made toothpaste, this time under a brand that serves luxury hotels around the world. Gilchrist & Soames said ...

China plans wide-range government inspections and other steps to prevent more product recalls, the Chinese ambassador to the United States said in an interview today in Portland with The Oregonian.

WASHINGTON - The government warned consumers Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it might contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. The Food and Drug Administration said ...

Colgate-Palmolive Co. on Thursday said counterfeit Colgate toothpaste that may contain a toxic chemical had been found in discount stores in four U.S. states. There are indications that this product ...

My friend and former classmate Wang Feng has a nice piece on toxic toothpaste over at the Washington Post’s PostGlobal. He writes: “I admit it may be an exaggeration to say that only a major ...