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enlighten60 · 09-23-2009, 06:33 AM

I wrote Chicken soup and this is what was said to me.
Dear Marcina,

Thank you for your inquiry.

The Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul products are excellent quality formulas. They provide optimal nutrition for overall good health and do not contain anything harmful.

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 Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul products. The results are typically less than 2ppm. The amount allowed, and considered to be safe, by the FDA is 75ppm.

Fish meal is an important ingredient that provides quality amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids. These nutrients are important for all aspects of a healthy life, including great skin and coat, control of inflammation and a strong immune system.

Sincerely,
Dr. Brookshire

09-23-2009, 06:33 AM	#59
enlighten60 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: ma Posts: 122	chicken soup I wrote Chicken soup and this is what was said to me. Dear Marcina, Thank you for your inquiry. The Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul products are excellent quality formulas. They provide optimal nutrition for overall good health and do not contain anything harmful. 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 Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s Soul products. The results are typically less than 2ppm. The amount allowed, and considered to be safe, by the FDA is 75ppm. Fish meal is an important ingredient that provides quality amino acids and omega-3 fatty acids. These nutrients are important for all aspects of a healthy life, including great skin and coat, control of inflammation and a strong immune system. Sincerely, Dr. Brookshire