Propylene glycol?
I was doing some research before, and I figured out that anything containing Propylene Glycol in dog food and treats are bad?
Warnings issued by big tobacco and big pharma about the dangers of Propylene Glycol are not grounded in scientific reality or backed by scientific research. After a study in mice at the University of Chicago’s Billings Hospital in 1942, it was thought that Propylene Glycol when inhaled might cause such Diseases as Pneumonia and other illnesses affecting the Respiratory system. To determine long term effects followup studies on money and other animals were conducted. This larger study produced results that showed no ill effects from Propylene Glycol in the lungs.
Shouting “danger”, the FDA and tobacco companies point to an ingredient that has proven Safe through many years of use. The misinformation about propylene glycol ignores one very important fact. We know E-Cigarettes are safer than tobacco products when inhaled. We know smoking almost anything is safer than smoking tobacco.
In E-Cigarettes propylene glycol is used to dilute the nicotine and provide a solution that can be vaporized and deliver nicotine to the e-smoker. PG is a commonly used food additive and is the substance used in fog machines. It also appears on the label of ingredients of many of the food products we routinely buy.
It is interesting that the many cautions about propylene glycol found online are not found on scientific or medical sites or referenced as articles in scientific journals. The dire warnings are on conspiracy blogs, natural healing sites and on the sites of anti-smoking groups. Several entries claim that propylene glycol is antifreeze. No. Not true. That would be ethylene glycol.
A fantastic amount of information can be found online but it’s important to know who you are listening when accepting information as fact. Baby wipes contain PG and it’s difficult to imagine the FDA making claims that a product freely allowed for use on infants is now unsafe for adults. The PG delivered to the user by the best electronic cigarettes is minimal. Some e-liquid suppliers use glycerol as a base for their nicotine solution rather than propylene glycol.
Consumers are smart to closely examine ingredients in the products they eat or inhale. We have all become more educated about food additives that may cause problems even as they add healthy color. We know to check for a variety of terms when looking for low sugar product as sucrose, fructose and various “syrups” are alternate names for sugar.
The saccharin scare thirty years ago is a valuable example of the folly of acting on incomplete information and drawing incorrect conclusions. The FDA banned saccharine which was a very popular sweetener used as an additive in many packaged foods and. The FDA stated saccharin had caused Cancer in mice and panic ensued. Companies lost a lot of money in changing the ingredients in their products and the public tossed out boxes of Sweet and Low which was a popular saccharin product.
What the FDA didn’t tell the public was that the research did not apply to people. The mice had been given huge doses of saccharin daily. Adjusting the amount to that needed for a person to develop Cancer would require the person to consume at least 400 cans of diet cola every day for months. Today, saccharin is once again fully available for sale to the public.
The delivery of vapor for e-cig users relies on the use of propylene glycol. The tobacco companies continue to spread false information about PG even though there is no scientific data to prove their claims
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If it was bad the FDA would have recalled all items that contain it. If you concerned about it then contact the FDA and ask them about it.
Propylene Glycol is not bad for dogs. It is used in more than just feed and treats. It is also used in medications as well. As far as I know, the companies that had wheat gluten shipped from the same supplier voluntarily pulled their items off the market for a recall.
It’s used as an anti freeze and it’s supposed to be less toxic than other anti freezes. I wouldn’t think you’d want that in their food. Maybe there’s something I don’t know about it though.
Do you think you could post the name of the treats that you found it in?
Propylene Glycol is found in many semi-moist dog foods and causes red blood cells destruction. (from the link below)
Propylene Glycol is also used in cosmetics and I personnally choose not to buy it (for health Reasons and also for environmental Reasons as Propylene Glycol is a derivative of natural gas and therefore not renewable)
Ethylene glycol is deadly poisonous to animals. However, Propylene Glycol is generally regarded as Safe.
Its actually a special use energy supplement for a sick cow….
It is generally regarded as Safe – but your choice on advoiding it….
It’s one of the ingredients in anti-freeze.
I won’t let my dogs have anti-freeze so I woon’t feed them products that contain this.
Mind if I ask what airline? Also, would love to see those pictures and write a blog post just on that.