Exhibit (23)(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our
reports dated August 14, 2007 relating to the consolidated financial statements of The Procter &
Gamble Company and subsidiaries (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of SFAS 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106,
and 132(R)”) and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting, incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Procter & Gamble
Company and subsidiaries for the year ended June 30, 2007, and to the reference to us under the
heading “Experts” in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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Cincinnati, Ohio |
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September 7, 2007 |