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COLGATE toothpaste — microbiological risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskMicrobiologicalJan 18, 2008

Hazard

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

  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities — 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

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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