https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/11/20/colgate-cited-for-contaminated-water-in-toms-toothpaste/

US inspectors found Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was made with water containing multiple strains of dangerous bacteria and sold to consumers anyway, according to a warning letter posted Tuesday.

Water used to make Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint Toothpaste, sold by Colgate-Palmolive Co., contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria that can cause blood and lung infections, Food and Drug Administration inspectors found. Multiple instances of contamination clocked by Tom’s in 2021 and 2022 were ignored, according to the letter sent to Colgate on Nov. 5.