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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Price Commission
Squibb Corporation
Beech-Nut Inc
Uniroyal Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
Texas
Mike McKool
Dallas
South Carolina
Ralp Gasque
U.S
Senate
Judiciary Committee
American Cyanamid Co
Pine Sol
American Home Products Corp
Woolite
Armour-Dial Ing
Dial
Net Meyrs Co
Vanish
Clorox Co
Clorox
Clorox 2
Formual
Colgate Palmolive Co
General Foods Corp
la France
Knomark Inc
Johnson & Bon Inc
Rein Barrell
Lever Brothers Co
Dove Bar
Lux
Nerck & Co., Inc
Morton-Norwich. Products Inc
Spray
Procter and Gamble Co
Dreft
Ivory Liquid
Zest
Ivory Snow
Comet
Downy
Safeguard
Cheer
Spice and
Span
Ivory Soap
Mr. Clean
Bold
Cash
Cascade
Camay
Joy
Oxyd
Thrill
Red Devil Inc
Red Devil
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears Phosphate
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co
Sterling Drug Inc
pHisc
Companiee — American
Dynamid Co
Armour-Dial Inc
Sterting Drug Inc
Passer
Avalon
Catalina Island
Inia
Chamber OF Comune
NT Transportation
San Pedro
Wetherby
Florsheim Orig
Miss America Orig
Roblee Orig
Pedwin. Orig
Orig
Acme Orig
Kayser
Los Cerritos Center
Cerritos Bank
Americard
American Express
Walkers the Friendly Stores
Botany 500
Doroff
Long Beach
BankAmericard