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Spain Withdraws Contaminated Chinese Toothpaste
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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