CREST - Made in Mexico

We got an email about toothpaste being sold at Dollar General and other discount stores that is being made in Mexico. Checking a brand new tube of CREST toothpaste sitting on the sink, I read the label only to discover it is "distributed" by Proctor & Gamble, but Made in Mexico.

It is going in the trash after I call the 800# on the back today: 1-800-699-3974 for answers to my questions.

Today, it is back to the old baking soda Made in the USA until I can get to the store to replace CREST with extra whitening and tartar protection, Clean Mint.

I have a problem with putting things in my mouth that have been made in third world countries.

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• Are food/ingestible items Made in Mexico under the US FDA scrutiny? (Probably not)</font>
• What water is being used in these products? Probably not bottled water, because that would be an extra expense and the whole idea of NAFTA and CAFTA and FTAA is for these large US corporations is to cut expenses (including labor). Ever heard of Montezuma's revenge? Is there CLEAN, treated water being used in these products from third world countries?</font>
• What checks are there on vermin (roaches, mice, rats, etc.), lead, bacteria, pesticides, chemicals, sanitation, etc., on food/ingestibles made in third world countries? Probably not many.</font>
• The BIG question I have about all of this - Is Public Health in the US at risk?</font>
• What pathogens/poisons/or other undesirable items are in these products or could potentially be in these products?</font>
• Is this an open door to possible terror attacks through what we consume?</font>

But if anyone can guarantee me that all these products meet US FDA standards and regulations, then perhaps I'll change my mind. I think this is a BIG SHAM that has been forced on the American people by their elected officials which they don't even know about - these trade deals - and ultimately is putting the American public at risk when it comes to food and other items we consume.

I am learning not to trust BRAND NAMES - because their bottom line is all the same - GREED - (at any cost?).

This thread will serve as a list of ordinary items that Americans eat/consume/or otherwise put in their mouths so that we can be aware and use our purchasing power to send a message to P&G and other corporations and this administration and Congress - we will not continue to be "snookered" by their Free Trade Policies.

If you start reading labels on the products you consume and find products that say Made in Mexico or Product of Mexico - please feel free to list them here.

Thanks,
Lady Eagle

 

This thread is about consumable items, TP. Try not to "fret" about it.

 

Pepsi import labels from MEXICO contain lead! Information here:

http://snipurl.com/posd

Thanks, Ben W., for posting about this in the News forum!

 

Thanks, Phillip. My point is that we aren't sure what kind of sanitary conditions these products are manufactured under because there are no US FDA inspectors on site.

We don't know if these products contain pathogens, bacteria, lead, or other substances that have been regulated and are scrutinized in the USA. The water in Mexico is not generally safe to drink - travelers there are cautioned to drink bottled water - and therefore, why must we assume that the water put into toothpaste as part of the manufacturing process and other products we consume from there is any better?

People can poke fun and laugh at me all they want to. But next time someone gets a GI infection (Montezuma's revenge aka E. Coli) that just about does you in (you won't be laughing then), with multiple trips to the restroom, at least question whether it might have come from a simple thing like the toothpaste you bought under an American brand name (CREST, for instance) that was Made in Mexico - a third world country.

I wish I had the money - I would gather up several of these products and take them to a laboratory for testing and analysis for chemicals, pesticides, bacteria, and other pathogens. Today it might not be an issue. Tomorrow, it might be. Believe me, if I can think of potential issues about our food chain supply, so can the terrorists.

 

According to the 800 #, Crest toothpaste is made in the P&G owned plant in Naucalpan, Mexico. I was given verbal assurances the water used in this product is clean and that everything meets FDA and EPA regulations. I asked for written documentation and was told they would send that to me and said they were sorry I am disappointed in the product. Disappointed? I told them I am more than disappointed, I am disgusted. Meanwhile, a search on the web shows FDA disapproval on Vicks Vapor Rub from P&G at the Naucalpan plant in late 2005 and also that an active petition is going on about P&G conducting animal testing. But that is another thread.

 

I feel safe with UK and Canadian products, as well. It's the third world countries that use human waste for fertilizer, etc., that I have major health issues with. They aren't called third world countries for nothin'

 

Human waste used for fertilizer in Mexico is not processed and tested, Jim.

 

Salmonella outbreak from imported Mexican cantelopes:

http://www.about-salmonella.com/articles/shipley/shipley.htm


Hepatitis outbreak from imported Mexican green onions -

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5247a5.htm