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https://www.google.com/patents/US20030147817
I don't know how to read patents, so I don't know if this is a relevant patent or not.
> Power Toothpaste does not contain Fluoride. We know many of you don't want fluoride in your toothpaste. This seems bizarre to me. People don't want fluoride in their toothpaste? Why not? Dentists seem pretty unanimous that everyone should brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.
The popular opinion is that we already get enough fluoride in our water.
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Your website does not contain a list of ingredients, nor do you show photos of your box with government required disclosures on it. You admit that your toothpaste does not have fluoride, but does it contain SLS, propylene glycol, DEA, glycerin, hydrated silica, or artificial sweeteners? If so, please discontinue your product or change your formula. None of those ingredients are safe for use in toothpaste and help cau…
With the comments about "fighting plaque like leading brands", I'm actually curious whether this is legal. I believe the active ingredients disclosure box is mandatory, although possibly it's on the face of the box we can't see. I see that the toothpaste is legal (white-labelled from an approved factory), so this is just a labelling question.
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Nice site. You have only 7 trackers at the moment.
How about some alcohol or THC toothpaste to wind down at the end of the day, too? ;)
Only available in the US. 95% of people do not live in the US. I do not live in the US. No-one I know lives in the US.
In any case, most of HN probably lives in the US.
I mean, it's not the first, is it?
Here's a kid who had the same idea last year: http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-teen-entr...
Here's one from 2008: http://buzztoothpaste.blogspot.co.uk/
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With the comments about "fighting plaque like leading brands", I'm actually curious whether this is legal. I believe the active ingredients disclosure box is mandatory, although possibly it's on the face of the box we can't see. I see that the toothpaste is legal (white-labelled from an approved factory), so this is just a labelling question.
From a comment[1] elsewhere in thread, looks like they removed fluoride to avoid higher FDA scrutiny. Not sure what that means for labeling. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12507965