Panamada Jungguodin import qilghan chish pastisida zeher bayqighan.
Amirkida hazirgha qeder bundaq zeher terkiwi bar chish pastisi tixi
bayqalmighan bolsimu, biraq Amirka Jungguodin import qilghan chish
pastisigha bolghan tekshurushini kucheyitken. Bu bu yilning
bashlirida Jungguodin kirguzulgen oy haywanliri yimeklikliride zeher
bayqighandin kiyinki Jungguo mesulatliridin yene bir qitim zeher
bayqash weqesi hisaplinidiken.

US testing Chinese toothpaste for possible toxin

AFP - Thursday, May 24 07:04 pm

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US health inspectors are testing imports of
toothpaste from China following reports that batches tainted with a
toxin have been found in Panama, a US official said Thursday.
Doug Arbesfeld, a spokesman for the US Food and Drug Administration,
said health inspectors had started checking Chinese toothpaste
imports on Wednesday.

"This is a prudent and precautionary measure as part of our role to
protect the health of the American people," Arbesfeld said.

Media reports say officials in Panama have discovered traces of
diethylene glycol in Chinese-produced toothpaste exported to the
Central American state.

The affected toothpaste was reportedly sold under the Mr. Cool and
Excel brand names.

Some of the shipments received in Panama were apparently re-exported
to the Dominican Republic, according to The New York Times.

Diethylene glycol, a toxin, is an industrial chemical that could
cause potential organ failure of even death if ingested by humans,
according to health officials.

No deaths appear to have been reported amid the varying
investigations so far.

The US inspections also come after an Australian newspaper reported
on May 18 that Excel-branded toothpaste had been recalled from some
stores in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.

The move by US health inspectors came a day after Chinese officials
said they had opened a probe into the matter. Officials said the
investigation was focused on Beijing and the eastern Chinese
province of Jiangsu where several toothpaste manufacturers are based.
Goldcredit International Enterprises, a firm that makes toothpaste
in Jiangsu, issued a statement Wednesday saying it was "not in any
way associated with the issue discovered in Panama."

The FDA's Arbesfeld said US inspectors had not found any tainted
toothpaste, but would be carrying out detailed checks for at least
the next 90 days.

He said samples of Chinese toothpaste would be sent to special
laboratories for testing.

The United States imported some 3.3 million dollars' worth of
toothpaste from China in 2006, according to government figures.
The latest US product scare comes amid a government probe into the
deaths of thousands of dogs and cats which are suspected to have
died due to contaminated pet food imported from China.

Officials found the pet food had been tainted with the chemical
melamine, a substance used to make fertilizers and plastics.