Overview

• Argentina’s ANMAT barred the Clean Mint variant pending submission of conclusive safety evidence after registering 21 adverse oral reaction cases.
• Brazil’s ANVISA imposed a preventive ban in March after receiving more than 11,000 reports of mouth irritation, ulcers and lesions.
• Colgate-Palmolive maintains the formula’s safety and plans to provide in vitro data linking a newly added flavoring agent to oral cell membrane damage.
• Purchased Clean Mint tubes can be exchanged at no cost or swapped for a discounted Colgate product through the company’s website.
• All other Colgate Total Active Prevention variants remain on sale while Colgate collaborates with regulators to lift the prohibition.