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Friday, July 06, 2007
Counterfeit Colgate in the Canaries
Hopefully, this will all be off the shelves before you might come across any, however reports today are that 18,000 packs of counterfeit toothpaste had entered the Canary Islands from South Africa and was being distributed under the Colgate name in various establishments in Tenerife and most of the other islands.
The toothpaste is contaminated with diethylene glycol, which is toxic to humans and animals. Some of the toothpaste had even been given to patients in hospitals in various Spanish communities, while others quantities have been distributed to shops, mainly discount stores and bazaars.
Authorities, with collaboration from the local police, are searching these establishments to ensure that this product does not remain on sale: a task they say is not easy and which will take several days.
Meanwhile, if you have purchased any Colgate toothpaste on the island recently, take a look at the packet. Apparently, you should be able to tell the real thing as it will have text in Spanish and there should be a customer contact telephone number, presumably missing on the fake.
Ya se han detectado 18.000 unidades de dentífricos ilegales en Canarias
