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Re:How Toothpaste Became a Mainstream Product by ivanche on Monday February 19, 2018 @12:03PM (#16414017)
I'm shocked by this price. In Serbia you can buy prepared 0.9% NaCl solution for $1 for 18oz.
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Re:How Toothpaste Became a Mainstream Product by vanderZwan on Monday February 19, 2018 @05:10PM (#16416165)
Maybe in the US it has to have medical certification, and in Serbia the seller is allowed/smart enough to just get it through food certification?
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Re:How Toothpaste Became a Mainstream Product by ivanche on Monday February 19, 2018 @06:56PM (#16416767)
Excellent question! I am definitely not an expert in medical and food certification. I might be wrong in this case (and I'm often wrong anyway). Yet I believe the manufacturer has medical certification because I've seen the same NaCl solution bottles used in infusion therapy in hospitals, on the label is printed "medicine" at least twice and the manufacturer is one of the largest domestic producer and exporter of medicines in Serbia.
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