Another excellent resource for pet owners:

Ethoxyquin is used as a preservative in many pet foods and human foods. Even if the label doesn't list ethoxyquin (a carcinogen), it could still very well be in that food. Because of labeling law loopholes, many pet foods containing ethoxyquin do not have to list it on the label. If the food you buy already has ethoxyquin in the fat, it doesn't have to be listed on the label, because the food manufacturer didn't actually put it in. For instance, if it was added to oils, grease and fats recovered from restaurants to keep them from going rancid, it does not have to be listed on the label. Most pet food companies coat the kibble with these oils and fats to make it more palatable to our pets. The use of Ethoxyquin has been implicated with thyroid problems, hair loss and reproductive disorders and more. ...........

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