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Originally Posted by AddieLove  I got this off another forum while I was doing a search. You can find the original post here: Talk to me about TOTW - Puppy & Dog Forums
But I thought I'd repost part of it here anyway.
It seems all US dog food companies with fish meal would have to have ethoxyquin. And if they didn't, they would have to go through a lot of trouble to make sure there was no ethoxyquin (go through companies with written permission by the government to not have to use it), so you would think they would be shouting it from the rooftops as an advertising move. I guess it just depends on whether you think the cooking process eliminates enough of the preservative.
For me, I'll stick with Orijen. I figure it's better safe than sorry. Plus, Addie loves it, and there's no reason to mess with a good thing.  |
^^Thank you so much!!
From this...
Taste of the Wild Pet Foods does not add ethoxyquin to any of the formulas....
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.
...it says ETQ is pretty much removed once undergoing heat. Since the products arrive preserved, then get put into the food and cooked at TOTW, the ETQ is mostly destroyed.
Seems like it would okay for an occational rotation...
However, if you read Iams side of it, they claim ETQ survives under high heat!!!
Ethoxyquin remains stable at the high temperatures required to process pet foods during extrusion. It is important in protecting fats and oils from degrading, losing available calories, and becoming rancid. Understanding Ethoxyquin
sigh...