Overview

• Health agencies in nine Latin American countries have either banned or issued alerts on Colgate Total Clean Mint following user reports of mouth irritation and swelling.
• Argentina’s ANMAT prohibited distribution and sales on July 22 after mounting complaints, and Colombia’s Invima issued a sanitary alert on July 25 upon receiving 30 adverse event reports.
• The Dominican Republic’s Pro Consumidor linked the reactions to stannous fluoride and other toothpaste ingredients.
• Colgate-Palmolive has pledged to submit comprehensive safety studies on stannous fluoride to regional regulators.
• Mexico remains the only major market in the region without any official guidance on the toothpaste.