Агентства предупреждают, что ДЕГ угнетает центральную нервную систему, а также является мощным токсином для печени и почек.
В Китае казнили чиновника, виновного в распространении ДЕГ по торговой сети.
Fines of $60,000 and above will hit retailers caught selling the banned toothpastes, which contain unsafe levels of DEG.
Agencies have warned that DEG is a "central nervous system depressant" and a potent toxin for the kidney and liver. In July the Chinese Government reportedly executed the former head of its State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, after he was found to have taken kickbacks to approve substandard products.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/state-bans-cheap-chinese-toothpaste/2007/09/02/1188671795841.html