FDA says avoid toothpaste made in China
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070601/ap_on_he_me/chinese_toothpaste"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070529/capt.xhg10305290822.china_tainted_food_xhg103.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=toKXYa9A4xmSSAu4kT9.RA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A customer selects toothpaste in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2007. The U.S. government has stopped all imports of Chinese toothpaste after reports that some products sold in Australia, the Dominican Republic and Panama were tainted with diethylene glycol, a chemical commonly used in antifreeze and brake fluid. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)" border="0" /></a>AP - The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the Food and Drug Administration said, people should throw away toothpaste with labeling that says it was made in China. The FDA is concerned that these products may contain diethylene glycol.</p><br clear="all"/>

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