I was reading the label on my chick starter that I feed my layers and meat birds . The last ingredience is
Ethoxyquin is a quinoline-based antioxidant used as a food preservative in certain countries and a pesticide (under commercial names such as "Stop-Scald") to control scald on pears after harvest.[2] It is used as a preservative in some pet foods to prevent the rancidification of fats. Ethoxyquin is also used in some spices to prevent color loss due to oxidation of the natural carotenoid pigments.[3]
It appears much of the fear of ethoxyquin in pet food may be related to its use as a pesticideand in making rubber.
Yet today, most food safety experts agree that when used properly, the synthetic additive is not toxic.
Not sure when the FDA tells me something is safe that it really is .
Ethoxyquin is a quinoline-based antioxidant used as a food preservative in certain countries and a pesticide (under commercial names such as "Stop-Scald") to control scald on pears after harvest.[2] It is used as a preservative in some pet foods to prevent the rancidification of fats. Ethoxyquin is also used in some spices to prevent color loss due to oxidation of the natural carotenoid pigments.[3]
It appears much of the fear of ethoxyquin in pet food may be related to its use as a pesticideand in making rubber.
Yet today, most food safety experts agree that when used properly, the synthetic additive is not toxic.
Not sure when the FDA tells me something is safe that it really is .
