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4.3 Million Tubes of Toothpaste Recalled, Including Kids’ Brands
More than 4.3 million tubes of fluoride toothpaste, including Crayola, Hot Wheels and My Little Pony brands, are under a nationwide recall. Which tubes, why, and what to do.
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More than four point three million tubes of toothpaste are being recalled, and many of them were made for kids.
Brands include Brush Buddies, Crayola, Hot Wheels, My Little Pony, evo, A R U and B B, in bubble gum, strawberry and watermelon.
The maker, Pritam International of India, pulled them in September over manufacturing problems. The Food and Drug Administration rated it Class Two: a moderate risk, with no illnesses reported.
Check the expiration date. Affected tubes run from November twenty twenty-six through June twenty twenty-eight.
If yours is on the list, stop using it and ask the store for a refund. The lot numbers are on the F D A’s website. Straight from the FDA notice, no hype.
Sources
- FDA enforcement report, Class II classification Oct 19, 2026: Pritam International Private Limited (India) recall initiated Sept 10; distributed by Ashtel Studios Inc., Ontario, California
- News4Jax, Oct 27, 2026: more than 4.3 million tubes; brands Brush Buddies, Crayola, Hot Wheels, My Little Pony, evo, ARU, BB; expiration Nov 2026 to June 2028; no illnesses reported
- NBC News Select, Oct 2026: 17 varieties; manufacturing-practice deviations cited; check lot numbers at fda.gov
- Newsweek, Oct 2026: Class II means a moderate risk of adverse health consequences
This video edition was scripted with automated tools from the sources listed, narrated by a synthetic voice and published by Daniel Varrone. Corrections: editor@monochromechronicles.com