The Nicaraguan police have seized 6,000 tubes of a Chinese-made toothpaste suspected of containing a chemical that killed at least 51 people in nearby Panama last year, Health Minister Maritza Cuan said Sunday.
Imports of Chinese toothpaste were halted last week to test for the chemical, diethylene glycol, commonly used in antifreeze and brake fluid. Dr. Cuan told a television station that the seized toothpaste, labeled “Excel” and “Mr. Cool,” had been smuggled from Panama
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Monday, May 28, 2007
Diethylene Glycol saga continues
Nicaragua Seizes Chinese Toothpaste;
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