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Old June 5th 07, 09:17 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes,alt.cats,rec.pets.cats.misc
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Default OT - Ok brush your teeth with baking soda

Consumers were advised on Friday to discard all toothpaste made in
China after federal health officials said they found Chinese-made
toothpaste containing a poison related to a chemical used in anti-
freeze in three locations


It's not a big risk as you don't swallow much of it - the stuff was
much more deadly incorporated into medicinal syrups, as in Panama.

I've used baking soda on and off for years. Usually 50% salt and
50% bicarbonate by volume. But for preference I've been using
Siwak-F toothpaste for the last four years or so. This is mainly
available through Islamic supplies outlets - the active ingredient
is miswak, a kind of astringent chewing stick which is recommended
in a saying of the Prophet Mohammed and used throughout the Muslim
world. It seems to suit my gums; I don't have enough good teeth
left to chew the stick itself.

But it's made in Indonesia which is geographically a bit worrying.

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