From Reuters, via Sydney Morning Herald:
China’s customs authorities have begun checking food exports, like some proteins and glycerine which is used in toothpaste, after a series of health scares abroad involving tainted Chinese-made products.
US consumers have been alarmed by a spate of pet deaths blamed on tainted wheat gluten and rice protein exported from China, as well as reports of toxins in other Chinese exports.
Panama and the Dominican Republic have pulled thousands of tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste from stores after tests showed they contained high levels of diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical used in engine coolants. [Full Text]
See also “Costa Rica Seizes Contaminated Toothpaste Imported From China” from Reuters.
