Toothpastes Fail Tests
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WASHINGTON, July 25.
The United States Food and Drug Administration has reported that eight of the 10 popular toothpastes and tooth powders it had tested failed to live up to the manufacturers’ claims of effectiveness against tooth decay. The F.D.A. said that it would withdraw marketing approval for the products unless the makers could substantiate their claims within 30 days. The products found ineffective were listed as: Brisk toothpaste, Colgate chlorophyll toothpaste with gardol. Colgate dental cream with gardol, Antizyme toothpaste. Kolynos fluoride toothpaste. Super Amm-I-Dent, Amm-I-Dent toothpaste and Arnmi-I-Dent powder. Tests of the products were made for the F.D.A. by the research council of the National Academy of Sciences. Not tested, but held effective by the F.D.A. on the basis of the manufacturers' data, was new Colgate dental cream with gardol, plus M.P.F.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32359, 27 July 1970, Page 7
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