Canadian grocery stores and pharmacies across Ottawa were surprised when they found their suppliers had purchased massive shipments of fake Colgate toothbrushes, and they were supplied to the stores to be bought by the general public.
The brushes affected include the Colgate Massager, Colgate Navigator, Oral B Classic 40, Oral B Contura and Colgate 360.
The toothbrushes were not made by Colgate and are counterfeit
Canadian health officials released the following statement: "If an imitation is suspected, consumers should stop using them immediately, as the quality, safety and effectiveness of counterfeit products cannot be assured."
The Colgate logo should be embossed into the toothbrush handle itself, just under the brush head.
Genuine Colgate toothbrushes will have instructions and labeling printed in English and French only, and should say "Distr. by/par: Colgate-Palmolive Canada Inc" on the packaging.
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