According to the FDA, several strains of the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa were discovered in the water used to make Tom’s of Maine Simply White Clean Mint Paste at the company’s Sanford ...

Toothpaste from Tom’s of Maine, which is owned by Colgate-Palmolive, was manufactured with water found to contain three different potentially dangerous bacteria, while a mold-like substance was ...

Tom's of Maine, which markets its products as made with "safe and hardworking natural ingredients," manufactures a host of personal hygiene products, from toothpaste to deodorant. The company was ...

An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine’s facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of ...

Tom’s of Maine issued warning over bacteria found in toothpaste products. The FDA issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after an inspection found tainted water samples as well as a “black ...

A Tom's of Maine sign is seen at the manufacturing plant in Sanford, Maine, on March 28, 2006. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Pseudomonas is a group of bacteria commonly found in soil and water.

Toothpaste from the popular Tom’s of Maine brand is made with bacteria-tainted water, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says in a recent warning letter they sent to the company and made public.

Tom’s of Maine also received “approximately 400 complaints” related to the color, taste, and odor of its toothpaste, per the FDA, and yet did not investigate those complaints.

Tom's of Maine, which is owned by Colgate-Palmolive, told CNN in a statement that it is "working with the FDA and are remedying the issues raised in their May inspection of the Tom's ...

An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine’s facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of ...

Batches of Tom’s of Maine toothpaste made with contaminated water, FDA says Agency also found ‘black mold-like substance’ at Sanford, Maine, facility ...

Tom's of Maine toothpaste made with bacteria-contaminated water, says FDA. The location where the products were made had a "black mold-like substance." By Leah Sarnoff. November 19, 2024, 5:57 PM.