Consumer goods makers like Colgate look to develop new versions of household staples like toothpaste, dish soap and toilet paper to encouraging consumers to buy more and pay steeper prices.

Colgate-Palmolive’s (NYSE:CL) Tom’s of Maine toothpaste was cited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for violating Current Good Manufacturing Practices by using contaminated water in its ...

Water used to make Tom’s Simply White Clean Mint Toothpaste, sold by Colgate-Palmolive Co., contained Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria that can cause blood and lung infections, Food and Drug ...