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• n  a dentifrice in the form of a paste

• Recalls of tainted pet food, toothpaste and toys show the dark side of Asia's boom.
• Hucksters of toothpaste, who have plugged their products with such mysterious words as "Irium" and "ammoniated," now have a new open-sesame to sales.
• Chinese regulators announced a ban yesterday on the use of a toxic chemical in toothpaste, and they deserve credit.

News & Articles

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• Kentucky Blackberry Research Company to Improve Oral Health with BerryCare Toothpaste Gum
  Kentucky research company, Four Tigers launch BerryCare Toothpaste Gum. A dietary supplement made with the all-natural blackberry ingredient, provides important nutrients while keeping the mouth, teeth and gums in good condition, thanks to the company’s creative exploration of blackberry technology and effects. (PRWeb June 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6 ...
  June 15, 2013 - PRWeb
• Detecting homemade explosives, not toothpaste
  Researchers want airports, border checkpoints and others to detect homemade explosives made with hydrogen peroxide without nabbing people whose toothpaste happens to contain peroxide.
  June 14, 2013 - Science Daily
• Branch students help homeless
  Fifth-grader Bryce Tencati pulls toothpaste and other personal hygiene items from one of 20 bags assembled by fifth-grader students at Branch Elementary for homeless people at the Prado Day Center.
  June 14, 2013 - The Times Press Recorder

Quotes

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• Daniel Tani in International Herald Tribune
  I look forward to some odd things,Tani said. "I'm looking forward to putting food on a plate and eating several things at once, which you can't do up here. I'm looking forward to spitting my toothpaste out in a sink rather than swallowing...
• Sherrod Brown in Forbes
  Tires, toys, toothpaste, pet food, fish - day after day and product after product, evidence of lax product regulation in China and inadequate import security in the US mounts,said Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, a frequent critic of China.
• President Bush in International Herald Tribune
  And the vast majority of these imports are safe,Bush said. "Unfortunately, in recent months, Americans have seen imports from toys to toothpaste to pet food recalled because of safety concerns."