A R&D division in COL sector (near the border with COD sector -- hence the "gate"). Primarily known for its advances in biochemical research. Developers of Bile Suppressant (based upon B2).
It is my assessment that, unfortunately, COLgate BioTech is infested with traitors and immediate termination of the entire Service Team is hereby authorized (I've sent a F334.97A/40+/zRG7 (Mass Termination (T#>40) Request Form) to Did-U-COL-3 and left it up to her).
It is truly a pity, as COLgate was involved in the initial development of a number of advances, including the everpopular RhinoKleen, but the COL gate incident cannot simply be ignored, and neither can the deviation of Bile Suppressant from the list of the Thirty-one Official Flavors (note that while consumption of a flavor deviating from the list is a minor offense, rarely punished by termination, production of a consumable* deviating from the list is treason of the worst sort.)
While intimately involved with the COL gate incident, the Toothpaste Disaster itself can't be entirely blamed on them -- there's no way that 45 clones, no matter how traitorous, could have pulled off something so immense.
* As Err-U noted, consumption is not the primary function of Bile Suppressant. As it is tasted, however, the restrictions on flavoring remain important. Flavor-vigilance can't be let up simply because something isn't nourishing, after all.
Refs: Bile Suppressant, B2, F334.97A/40+/zRG7 (Mass Termination (T#>40) Request Form), RhinoKleen, COL gate incident, Toothpaste Disaster.
--Cee-U-LTR-5
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