China says U.S. warning on toothpaste irresponsible

Reuters
Sunday, June 3, 2007; 6:36 AM

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has branded a U.S. warning against using its toothpaste as irresponsible, saying low levels of diethylene glycol (DEG) were not harmful.

"So far we have not received any report of death resulting from using the toothpaste. The U.S. handling (of this case) is neither scientific nor responsible," China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement posted on its Web site over the weekend.
    
"All the toothpaste exported to the United States had been registered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for marketing in the States."