Staten Island - WABC, June 15, 2007) - Two Staten Island residents were hospitalized after they became ill -- apparently from brushing their teeth with counterfeit Colgate toothpaste that is being recalled.
Eyewitness News is told the two, residents of the borough's New Brighton section, checked themselves in to Richmond University Medical Center to be evaluated last night. They believe the cause of their nausea and abdominal pain is the fake toothpaste they bought last month.
Officials say one of the two, Doris Harrell, said she developed nausea, stomach pain, dizziness and irregular bowel movements after using the toothpaste last week. She said it hurts taking breaths and she is throwing up the food. She hasn't eaten in days.
Harrell's cousin, Ricky Simmons, said he started using the toothpaste two weeks ago, and began feeling stomach pains after that.
Harrell said she bought the toothpaste last month at Neighborhood Discount Inc. at 432 Jersey Street, according to investigators.
The Colgate-Palmolive Co. on Thursday announced that 5-ounce tubes of counterfeit toothpaste sold in discount stores in four states, under a Colgate label, are being recalled because they may contain a poisonous chemical.
Food and Drug Administration officials say that testing had found the chemical in a product with the Colgate label, but said in the initial announcement that the FDA was unsure whether it really was Colgate or a counterfeit.
But Colgate said consumers who suspect they may have purchased counterfeit product can call Colgate's toll-free number at 1-800-468-6502.
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