Tom’s of Maine has gained a reputation for selling products that are sourced from natural ingredients and are devoid of artificial flavors and preservatives. Filed under.

An inspection this year of a Tom’s of Maine’s facility in Sanford, Maine, turned up several violations, including bacteria in water used to make toothpaste, bacterial growth in another type of ...

Tom's of Maine, which markets its products as made with "safe and hardworking natural ingredients," manufactures a host of personal hygiene products, from toothpaste to deodorant. The company was ...

Tom’s of Maine issued warning over bacteria found in toothpaste products. The FDA issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after an inspection found tainted water samples as well as a “black ...

An inspection in May of a facility in Sanford, Maine, discovered the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water used to manufacture Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint Paste and to clean equipment.

Paracoccus yeei was found in finished products of Tom's of Maine's Wicked Cool! Anticavity Toothpaste, batch 3025UST11B, stated the FDA.

In a statement on Wednesday, Tom’s of Maine said: We’re working with the F.D.A. and are remedying the issues raised in their May inspection of the Tom’s toothpaste manufacturing plant in ...

Tom’s of Maine also received “approximately 400 complaints” related to the color, taste, and odor of its toothpaste, per the FDA, and yet did not investigate those complaints.

Tom's of Maine Children's Silly Strawberry Toothpaste had 240 parts-per-billion of lead and 40 parts-per-billion of arsenic, which is 48 times and eight times above levels recommended for baby ...

Tom’s of Maine products are still made in Maine — although not exclusively. Founded in 1970 by Tom and Kate Chappell, who had moved to Maine two years earlier, the toothpaste, ...

Tom’s of Maine, which is owned by Colgate-Palmolive, told CNN in a statement that it is “working with the FDA and are ...

Tom’s of Maine ignored ‘approximately 400 complaints’ related to the color, taste, and odor of its toothpaste, per the FDA.