Goiter is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. It can be caused by many things, including nodules, inflammation, and Graves' disease. Often goiter can be easily seen as a lump in the front of the neck, slightly to the left and/or right of center. It may move up and down when a person swallows.
Tom's of Maine, a popular line of natural toiletries, is owned by Colgate-Palmolive -- a Fortune 500 company with $15 billion in revenues last year. Tom's of Maine is not the only earthy beauty company backed by a major American corporation. Rather, it's a common trend in the world of personal care products.
âCharlie the Tuna,â the companyâs half-century old cartoon character, might have shown the man some âgood taste,â but nobody from StarKist Co. would show the FDA employee the records. StarKist, once a unit of San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods, is now owned by South Koreaâs Dongwon Industries. The title papers for Pittsburgh-based StarKist went to Dongwon two years ago for $363 million.