Pet Toothpaste Recall

Below is an email I received from the National Pet Foundation. Please take note - This product is a PET EDGE product...

Pet product may have diethylene glycol

Please forward this information to
family and friends who have pets.

PetEdge is voluntarily recalling Top
Performance brand ProDental Toothpaste
with Toothbrush kit because the
toothpaste could contain diethylene
glycol.

For more specific info on this recall please visit:
http://www.nationalpetfoundation.com/foods/petedge.html

Get notifications within hours of new recalls and
save your pet's life. Sign your family and friends
up for the free pet alerts at:
http://nationalpetfoundation.com/pet-food-recall.html

The full list of already recalled food can be found at:
http://nationalpetfoundation.com/list.html

Please help get the word out and forward this email
to any pet owners you know. Our goal is to keep
our pets safe.

National Pet Foundation

NPF

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Please note that this is the compound that is in Antifreeze that would kill an animal. Why they have it in anything that can be ingested, is beyond me but as I have said before, it is so important to keep up with the recalls...

Here is some additional information about diethylene glycol

This compound is used in the production of polyurethane, unsaturated polyester resins and triethylene glycol. It is also used as a textile softener, in petroleum solvent extraction, in the dehydration of natural gas, as a plasticizer, in surfactants and as a solvent for nitrocellulose, resins, dyes, oils and many other organic compounds. It is used as a humectant for tobacco, cork, printing ink and glue. It is also used in casein, in synthetic sponges and paper products, in bookbinding adhesives, as a dyeing assistant, in cosmetics, in antifreeze solutions, in lacquers, in lubricants and in brake fluids.

Here are the Symptoms to ingesting this compound:
Symptoms of exposure to this compound include nausea and vomiting. Other symptoms include headache, anuria, narcosis, cyanosis, tachypnea, tachycardia, hypotension, stupor, prostration, hypoglycemia and unconsciousness. Exposure can cause alcohol intoxication, muscle tenderness, pulmonary edema, convulsions and death. It can also cause degenerative changes in the kidneys and liver, central nervous system depression, nephrotoxicity, abdominal pain, weakness, respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, hypocalcemic tetany (rare), metabolic acidosis (rare), acute renal failure and brain damage. Somnolence has been reported in children.