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Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie  I recently received this in an email from TOTW when I asked about ethoxyquin in thier food:
Taste of the Wild Pet Foods does not add ethoxyquin to any of the formulas.
Fish meal is required by law to be preserved with ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is most effective at preventing rancidity in the highly volatile fish meal. Rancidity in ingredients can lead to severe illness.
Most of the ethoxyquin is destroyed in the cooking process, requiring other preservatives to be used. Tests for ethoxyquin are run routinely on Taste of the Wild products. The results are typically less than 5ppm. The amount allowed, and considered to be safe, by the FDA is 75ppm.
I have kept my girls on it. I may switch but Maddie is sooooo picky and she actually eats this food. All thier flavors have ocean fish meal in them. I will probably go back to California Natural and buy a puppy formula for the newbie!
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I find this strange considering they admitted to Truth About Pet Food that they did use ethoxyquin.....
They have to get a Special Permit to get around using this, so if they claim it is the law it's not entirely true......
I would just avoid any food that is suspect, why take the risk when there are so many more types and brands available......Rather be safe than sorry....
