Dana
> In fairness, it actually was a story reported on Dallas/Ft. Worth's
> Channel 5 news. Just because it's on snopes doesn't mean it's an urban
> legend. Some of the things on there thye have found to be either true
> or *undetermined* or *not quite* or *incomplete*.
>
> From snopes:
>
>
> Claim: Dollar stores sell expired and foreign, non-ADA-approved
> formulations of toothpaste.
>
> Status: Incomplete.
>
> Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004]
>
>
>
> Subject: Dollar Store Toothpaste(s)
>
> I don't know if any of you watched Channel 5 News last night, but they
> did an investigation on dollar stores (including Dollar Tree,
> Greenbacks & 99 Cents). They discovered the Crest, Colgate and other
> brand name toothpastes weren't the same as from Wal-mart, grocery
> stores etc. The toothpastes were manufactured in many other countries
> and are not approved by the American Dental Association (ADA). There
> was even some from South Africa and the fluoride is ten times stronger
> than what we're allowed in the U.S. (prescription strength). They're
> allowed stronger because they don't have fluoridated water (like we
> do). So if we (or our kids) use it often and occasionally swallow it,
> we could be poisoning ourselves. The dollar stores declined to comment
> and a full investigation has begun. So stick to paying full-price at
> the grocery store and send this e-mail to anyone who shops at dollar
> stores.
>
>
> Origins: An NBC-affiliated television station in Dallas (KXAS) did
> air the report summarized above — about finding expired and
> non-approved foreign formulations of toothpaste for sale in discount
> stores — on 11 May 2004. We have not yet had a chance to look into the
> specifics of this report.
>
> Last updated: 21 May 2004
>
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> Candace K. Cottrell, Web Developer
> The Children's Medical Center
> One Children's Plaza
> Dayton, OH 45404
> 937-641-4293
>
> http://www.childrensdayton.org
>
> "There is no right price for the wrong product, even if it is
> inexpensive and delivered on time."
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/10/2004 9:05:13 AM >>>
>
> that's just the point. Too many people do that, then you have an urban
> legend, which snopes makes it its mission to debunk
>
> >I just cut and pasted it as it was sent to me.
> >
> >????
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 5:56 PM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Re: don't know how true this is ...but...
> >
> >
> >the funniest thing about the e-mail is the "I don't know if any of
> you
> >watched Channel 5 News last night"...
> >
> >My channel 5 is CBS. Back in Jersey it's FOX. Nobody receiving this
> >thought to question the lack of a concrete source of this
> 'investigation'?
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 2:38 PM
> >Subject: Re: don't know how true this is ...but...
> >
> >approved
> >> >by
> >> >the American Dental Association (ADA). There was even some from
> South
> >Africa
> >> >and
> >> >the fluoride is ten times stronger than what we're allowed in the
> U.S.
> >> >(prescription strength).
> >> >They're allowed stronger because they don't have fluoridated water
> (like
> >we
> >> >do).
> >> >So if we (or our kids) use it often and occasionally swallow it,
> we could
> >be
> >> >poisoning ourselves. The dollar stores declined to comment and a
> full
> >> >investigation has begun. So stick to paying full-price at the
> grocery
> >store
> > _____
>
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