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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1972

Page

3

Crest toothpaste lead-poison study denied by ADA and P&G

The American Dental Association and Procter & Gamble said Crest toothpaste poses no lead poisoning danger. They noted FDA tests found lead levels insignificant and that earlier tubes used lead alloy packaging, while current Crest tubes use a polyethylene aluminum laminate.

Procter & Gamble Chicago UPI American Dental Association Crest ADA Proctor & Gamble Cincinnati Ohio Archives of Environmental Health American Medical Association Fresh Breath MacLean's Craig Martin Worthmore Eleanor Berman Cook County Illinois Karen McKiel Food and Drug Administration FDA Archives of Environmental Health News Dia ADA Council On Dental Therapeutics

FTC orders 22 detergent firms to document ads

The Federal Trade Commission Wednesday ordered 22 manufacturers and advertisers of soaps and detergent products to document certain advertising claims. It is the eighth such order in the past year and does not imply any violations or guilt. The agency emphasizes it is gathering information to verify substantiation for major claims.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Gerald Thain FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection

FDA warns opticians as lens maker recalls issues

The FDA ordered Bausch and Lomb to alert 57 000 ophthalmologists opticians and optometrists about cleaning and durability concerns with the firm s soft contact lens. Complaints of deposits and tearing prompted the action though no infections reported. Labeling will mention the problems. The firm received FDA clearance in 1971 and has not disclosed sales. Other firms remain in research stages.

Washington Food and Drug Administration Bausch & Lombine Rochester N.Y T 9 FDA Eugene Stillman Bausch & Lomb Softdens Stilman

May Indicators Hint at Slowing Growth

May leading economic indicators rose only 0.2 percent from April, the worst gain in a year, sparking caution about a slowdown. Commerce official Harald Passer stressed partial data can revise, while Stillforecasts of continued growth were echoed by Marina Whitman of the Nixon Council.

Waslington May Commerce Department Harald C. Passer Commerce Secretary Marina Whitman Nixon Council of Economic Advisers Minnesota Associated Industries Minneapolis

Price rise approved for Beech-Nut baby foods by price commission

The Price Commission on Wednesday approved an average 3.72 percent price increase for Beech-Nut Inc baby foods, trimming the requested 9.4 percent rise to remove unallowable costs. The move caps at six percent maximum. The commission also approved a 1.31 percent average increase for Uniroyal Inc tires.

Washington The Price Commission Squibb Corporation Beech-Nut Inc Uniroyal Inc

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