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The best approach to prevent and control periodontal disease involves maintaining good oral hygiene practices, including brushing your teeth twice daily using appropriate toothpaste. Choosing the ...

SANFORD, Maine (WJW) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to toothpaste manufacturer Tom’s of Maine this month, highlighting violations found during an inspection at ...

“There are no safety issues with our toothpaste,” the company tells PEOPLE in response to the FDA’s public warning letter Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

which was within a foot away from equipment used for toothpaste production,” the plaintiff wrote. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant violated and continues to violate Florida’s Deceptive ...

Have you ever wondered whether you can use regular toothpaste on dogs? More and more people are listening to their vets and including oral care as part of their dog’s daily routine, but when it comes ...

A Tom's of Maine sign is seen at the manufacturing plant March 28, 2006, in Sanford, Maine. A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found that the company's toothpaste was made using ...

Federal officials discovered "significant violations" at Tom's of Maine's manufacturing facility, including using water contaminated with bacteria to produce some of its toothpaste. The Food and ...

A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found "significant violations" that included different types of bacteria detected in the water and the company's toothpaste, as well as a "black ...

Toothpaste is meant to keep bacteria at bay, but an inspection from the Food and Drug Administration found that water contaminated with dangerous bacteria was used to manufacture batches of Colgat ...

NEW YORK TIMES US inspectors found Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was made with water containing multiple strains of dangerous bacteria and sold to consumers anyway, according to a warning letter ...

And another bacteria, Paracoccus yeei, was found in the company’s Wicked Cool! Anticavity Toothpaste, the FDA said. “Water is a major ingredient in many of your drug products. It is essential ...