The Nation - News from July 13, 1986
Peoples Drug Stores has removed tubes of Aquafresh toothpaste from shelves in Washington, D.C., because of a cyanide contamination threat similar to others plaguing manufacturers around the nation, store managers said. No cyanide has yet been found. Beecham Products, manufacturers of the toothpaste,said it received an anonymous phone call at its Pittsburgh headquarters Friday reporting cyanide contamination of several tubes of 2.7-ounce Aquafresh toothpaste in a Peoples Drug Stores outlet in the metropolitan Washington area.
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