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0025/08

Toothpaste

COLGATE

CosmeticsMicrobiological
Country of origin
Ireland
Notifying country
Spain
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
Open the alert on the European Commission website ↗

What is the danger

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 taken

  1. Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

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
Brand
COLGATE
Model / type
HERBAL WHITE 50 ml , Lot 3198GB10333, Bar code: 999 89 65485127.

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0025/08 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2008-2
Published
17 January 2008

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13084

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