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Toothpaste – Colgate

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 17 Jan 2008In the weekly report of 18 Jan 2008 (week 2, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toothpaste
Brand
Colgate
Brand as notified
COLGATE
Type / model
HERBAL WHITE 50 ml , Lot 3198GB10333, Bar code: 999 89 65485127.
Description
50-ml tube of toothpaste packed in a cardboard boxAlthough this is not a counterfeit product, it has not been distributed by colgate-palmolive espania
Risk
The product poses a microbiological risk because the presence of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms (10 000 ufc/g) and total enterobacteriaceae (1 600 ufc/g) was detected. These counts are higher than the reference values (<1 000 ufc/g in both cases), for which reason this toothpaste may be harmful to health.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
Ireland
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0025/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0025/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-2 (XML)
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