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FDA Warns Of Injury Caused By Defective Toothbrush Products

Posted on February 22, 2012 by cw-admin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says an electric toothbrush marketed to children and adults has parts that may pop off, potentially chipping teeth, flying into users’ eyes or getting stuck in the users’ throat. The FDA issued a consumer update about the battery-powered Arm & Hammer Spinbrush – or the Crest Spinbrush, as it was called before 2009 – late last week. The federal agency regulates electric and manual toothbrushes because they are medical devices intended to help prevent tooth decay. The handle...