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Toothpaste - Colgate "Whitening Advanced"

Serious risk Microbiological

Published by Safety Gate 7 Feb 2008In the weekly report of 8 Feb 2008 (week 5, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Toothpaste - Colgate "Whitening Advanced"
Brand
COLGATE<b>THIS IS A COUNTERFEIT PRODUCT</b>
Type / model
Batch number: 5138ZA10, EAN Code 6001067020714-BATCH 5138ZA10.
Description
Tube of toothpaste. The packaging consists of a cardboard box with no labelling in Spanish, printed with: 100 ml.
Risk
The product poses a microbiological risk due to the presence of mesophilic aerobic microorganisms (1100000 cfu/g). This count is higher than the reference value (<1 000 cfu/g), for which reason this toothpaste may be harmful to health.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
South Africa
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0146/08
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0146/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-5 (XML)
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