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Girl, 11, dies after allergic reaction to toothpaste

An 11-year-old girl died after an allergic reaction to a milk-based toothpaste.

Denise Saldate, from West Covina in California, was brushing her teeth with her 15-year-old sister when she ran out of the bathroom crying and told her mum she couldn't breathe.

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