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CAUTIONColgate Optic White Stain Fighter Toothpaste is rated CAUTION by BannedPantry: its label lists 1 ingredient that is banned or restricted outside the US — Sodium Benzoate (EU, UK). All of them are still legal to sell in the US.
Banned or restricted in: EU, UK
EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 permits sodium benzoate (E211) only in specified food categories at maximum levels and not in foods for infants/young children; benzene can form when benzoates and ascorbic acid co-occur.
Same category, none of the flagged ingredients.
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Hydrogen Peroxide 1%, Sodium Fluoride 0.24%, Inactive: Glycerin, Water, Hydrated Silica, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Carrageenan, Sodium Hydroxide, Flavor, Sodium Saccharin, Sodium Benzoate, Titanium Dioxide.
No — every ingredient in Colgate Optic White Stain Fighter Toothpaste is currently legal to sell in the US. However, Sodium Benzoate is banned or restricted in other regions: Sodium Benzoate (EU, UK).
Sodium Benzoate: EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 permits sodium benzoate (E211) only in specified food categories at maximum levels and not in foods for infants/young children; benzene can form when benzoates and ascorbic acid co-occur.
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