The European Commission has confirmed that Spanish authorities are withdrawing two brands of toothpaste of Chinese origin.
The European Commission has confirmed that Spanish authorities are withdrawing two brands of toothpaste of Chinese origin from the Spanish market because of a risk to public health.
The two Chinese brands are Spearmint and Trileaf Spearmint. Spanish laboratory tests have detected the presence of DEG (diethylene glycol) - a substance used in antifreeze and as a solvent - in them, reported news agency INEPNEXT.The European Union's executive body Tuesday said it was alerting other EU member states to the hazard.
Once a formal "notification" is made by one EU country, there is a legal obligation for other EU member states to take follow-up actions on their markets.
The issue became prominent in late May, when Chinese toothpaste containing DEG was found in Panama, the Dominican Republic and subsequently in other American countries.
Reportedly, a Chinese chemical maker had sold the industrial-grade chemical as glycerine, which is often used as a moistener or sweetener in products like toothpastes, soaps and cosmetics.
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