http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=15694
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=26+1303&aid=1419
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/fiptech.pdf
The Frontline spray contains fipronil, which works by collecting in hair follicles and spreading over the skin with skin oils. Because there is no human data, it's classed as a "possible human carcinogen" because tests on rats resulted in increases in thyroid tumors.
The tests also showed that the absorption rate of a topical application is less than 1% over 24 hours in a variety of mammals (no tests for birds) including humans. Another test went 2 months, and the fipronil only absorbed into the skin layers. Ingesting it, however, had a very high rate of absorption.
Basically, don't eat the stuff. Read through the links to inform yourself, but my suggestion is if you do choose to process, definitely remove the skin and don't eat it at all because that is where the fipronil will most likely be.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=26+1303&aid=1419
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/fiptech.pdf
The Frontline spray contains fipronil, which works by collecting in hair follicles and spreading over the skin with skin oils. Because there is no human data, it's classed as a "possible human carcinogen" because tests on rats resulted in increases in thyroid tumors.
The tests also showed that the absorption rate of a topical application is less than 1% over 24 hours in a variety of mammals (no tests for birds) including humans. Another test went 2 months, and the fipronil only absorbed into the skin layers. Ingesting it, however, had a very high rate of absorption.
Basically, don't eat the stuff. Read through the links to inform yourself, but my suggestion is if you do choose to process, definitely remove the skin and don't eat it at all because that is where the fipronil will most likely be.
