The FDA listed a recall of about 4.3 million toothpaste tubes on October 19, 2026. Many are kids flavors.
The company started the recall on September 10. The FDA made it public 39 days later, on October 19.
Pritam International of India made the tubes. Ashtel Studios of Ontario, California sold them in the US.
The FDA cited factory rule breaks, called CGMP deviations. The exact problem was not named.
Class II means short-term health problems are possible. But the chance of serious harm is remote.
Brands are Brush Buddies, BB, evo, and ARU. That is 17 product varieties in total.
Barbie, Hot Wheels, Crayola Silly Scents, and My Little Pony tubes are all recalled.
Vanilla, mint chocolate chip, cookies and cream, and chocolate flavors are on the list.
Find the lot number on the crimped end of the tube. Recalled lots begin with LWP.
The labels say MADE IN INDIA and name Ashtel Studios as the distributor.
No published account says anyone was harmed. The recall is a safety step.
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