update.
i got a very fast response from janet...the reporter. she would also like to know if this comes to anyhting on our part. she is such an advocate for people. she is the health reporter. ( i did not give her what forum we are on) here is part of her email to me:
I had to make a formal FOI request to GlaxoSmithKline for the ingredients
here they are exactly as I was given (this is EXACTLY as everything was spelled):
Sodium/magesium/zinc methylvinylether/maleicanhydnde copolymer salt CMC (sodium carboxymetheylcellulose)
Mineral oil
Petrolatum
Silicon Dioxide
Gantrez acid
Spray dried peppermint (contains modified starch)
Spray dried spearmint (contains modified starch)
Opatint Red 7 calcium lake
Opatint Red 30 aluminum lake