- Preservatives (used in pet food) that are seriously detrimental to your dog’s, cat's health - negatively impacting your animal's quality of life, and shortening life-span;
- Uses and dangerous side effects of these chemical-based preservatives.
1.0 Six Chemical-Based Preservatives You
Need to Get Out of Your Dog's Diet
- BHA;
- BHT;
- Ethoxyquin;
- Sodium Metabisulfite;
- Propyl Gallate;
- TBHQ
- Veterinarian Offices;
- Pet Food Stores;
- Grocery Stores, and;
- Large Retail Stores such as Walmart.

- Inexpensive, and;
- Readily available and thereby enable and support high profit margins.
No.
- These fats are cheap and readily available and although not allowed in human grade foods are allowed in pet food;
- This is also true for rancid meats etc. that cannot be used in human grade food, but are allowable in pet food;
- When the manufacturer adds chemical–based preservatives such as BHA, BHT etc.:
- The well-meaning, uninformed loving pet owner won’t smell how rotten the ingredients in the food really are, and;
- The loving pet owner has no idea that they are exposing their loved pet to a whole host of ailments and an early death.
BHA is used as a preservative/stabilizer in:
- Human and Pet Food;
- Packaging preservative, and;
- As a yeast de-foaming agent during food manufacturing.
- Adversely effects brain function;
- Adversely effects behaviour;
- Allergies;
- Cancer – Liver and Stomach
- Cell abnormality;
- Increased liver weight;
- As a toxin stored in fat BHA can definitely contribute to the formation of Fatty Tumors;
- Human and Pet Food;
- Cosmetics;
- Electronic Transformers;
- Embalming Fluid;
- Packaging;
- Jet Fuel and other engine fuels and oils;
- Petroleum products;
- Pesticides;
- Pharmaceuticals;
- Rubber;
- Soaps and detergents.
- Biochemical and/or cellular level change…
- Allergies;
- Endocrine (hormone) disrupter…
- Cancer – liver and kidney;
- Developmental toxicity;
- Fatty Tumors;
- Thyroid disrupter.
- It is instead added to one of the ingredients in the food or treat product – specifically ethoxyquin is the preservative that is added to fish meal.
- While not all companies use fish meal that contains ethoxyquin – most do!
- Ethoxyquin is a lethel pesticide.
- Allergic reactions;
- Behaviour problems;
- Bladder cancer, it has also been shown to cause;
- Cancer of the kidneys;
- Deformity in puppies;
- Infertility;
- Organ failure;
- Significantly increases the chance of stomach tumors, and;
- Skin problems.
- Human and Pet Food;
- Wine;
- Bleaching agent used in textile, pulp and paper manufacturing;
- Also used in chemical, film (movie and photographs), pharmaceutical industries and water/sewage treatment.
- Inhaled:
- Coughing, shortness of breath;
- Allergic, asthma-like reaction;
- Ingested:
- Abdominal pains;
- Diarrhea;
- Circulatory disturbance;
- Central nervous system depression;
- Nausea;
- Vomiting
- Sodium metabisulfite causes extreme allergic reactions in some sulfite-sensitive individuals (human, canine, feline) resulting in broncho-constriction, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, GIl disturbances, rapid swelling of the skin, flushing, tingling sensations and shock.
- Human and Pet Food;
- Adhesives;
- Hair products;
- Lubricants;
- Gum and candy, etc.
- Endocrine (hormone) disrupter…
- Cancer causing:
- Thyroid tumors;
- Brain tumors;
- Pancreatic tumors;
- Adrenal tumors;
- Prostate inflammation.
- Human and Pet food;
- Cosmetics
- Skin care products;
- Lacquers, Resins and Varnish;
- Explosives.
- Asthama
- Cancer (stomach cancer);
- Cellular level change causing DNA damage;
- Collapse;
- Dellerium;
- Dermatitis;
- Endocrine disrupter;
- Hyperactivity;
- Nausea;
- Rhinitis;
- Restlessness;
- Tinnitus
(ringing in the ears);
Vomitting
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Highly informative, great article! Thank you so much, people need to see this info!
ReplyDeleteWe and our pets are consuming chemicals used for RUBBER and EXPLOSIVES?!?!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this article.
My puppy was eating some of this...
Also I was wondering if Propylene Glycol is bad for dogs (and/or people)
Yes propylene glycol is bad for dogs and people...here are some other products were it is used - and should not be!...
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http://ottawavalleydogwhisperer.blogspot.ca/2012/05/ingredients-in-dog-toothpaste-oral.html
Cheers, Karen
I have been making homemade dog cookie treats using coconut flour, oats, manuka honey, eggs, coconut oil, cheese or peanut butter. My maltese has been suffering from bad skin and ear problems for months now and after reading info on this website I decided grains are partly to blame. So, today I decided to do the recipe minus the oats. I was just reading the back of the coconut flour bag while my oven was heating up and was horrified to read it has sodium metabisulfites!
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