Cool Mint Listerine PocketPaks Breath Strips Slated For Summer Launch
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Warner-Lambert Consumer Healthcare's Cool Mint Listerine PocketPaks, claimed to kill the germs that cause bad breath, feature a new delivery system - quickly dissolving translucent strips that are placed on the tongue.
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