One reason it may not be on the ingredients list is it is used to preserve the fish BEFORE the company gets it, so it's still available. I try to avoid using ethoxyquin as it is known to cause cancer. I've bought Canidae a couple of times and have never had a dog that would eat it, Zoey didn't even like it and she LOVES everything.

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*I read this on another forum and received permission to post it here*

"Please stop using the following till Jan 2011:

o Solid Gold [all except the Holistique Blendz formula]
o Taste of the Wild [kibble and canned food]
o Artemis [kibble and canned food]
o Canidae [all except the Chicken and Lamb formulas]

Story below:

We became aware that the FDA requires ALL imported fish-meal to be treated with the preservative ethoxyquin. Ethoxyquin is also used in jet fuel, cosmetics and in some human foods. The levels allowed in pet food is substantially higher than that allowed for human consumption. It is a known carcinogen that targets the liver and spleen.

While many commercial pet foods use imported fish-meal, many of the holistic manufacturers have applied for a special exception, allowing them to use other preservatives like Naturox, which is a natural alternative
to ethoxyq uin.

Earlier this month we contacted all of the manufacturing companies that had fish listed on the ingredient panel to find out:

1) Was it imported fish
2) If imported what preservative was being used

We found that the following brands of food contained fish meal treated with ethoxyquin:

o Solid Gold [all except the Holistique Blendz formula]
o Taste of the Wild [kibble and canned food]
o Artemis [kibble and canned food]
o Canidae [all except the Chicken and Lamb formulas]

We contacted the manufacturer's representative, and were informed that
approximately 6 months ago they began shelf-testing Naturox, and will finish with the shelf trial towards the end of this year. Hopefully at that time all ethoxyquin treated fish meal will be eliminated from the foods listed above.

While the products only contain trace amounts of this preservative, our feeling is that a healthy animal might be fine on the food, whereas genetics, immune compromised states, and other factors could influence whether an animal develops cancer over time."

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Thank you Jan & Chico!!

The best by date on Taste of the Wild is Aug 2011. I don't understand how they can sell dogfood without putting ethoxyquin in the ingrediants. I called the manufacturer & asked if they use it & she said our fish meal is dried naturally. I know some people will say anything to make a buck, but who can we contact or how can we find out for sure. Midgie's mama died of Cancer & I can't take a risk of her getting cancer.

Use a food that doesn't have any "questions" about it, that's the easiest thing to do. From what I understand, for any of those brands to be considered ethoxyquin free, they need to be bags manufactured AFTER January 2011 so the best by dates will be into 2012-2013. Some food companies very clearly state their food doesn't contain ethoxyquin, such as Innova/Evo, Fromm, etc. while others dance around the issue.

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Thank you Jan & Chico!!

It simply amazes me on what they will allow animals to consume but not humans. I once thought it was the other way around. I know I am not going to purchase anything thats not holistic. I have changed the way I eat and what is good for me will be good for any pets I will have.

I have heard of other food producers who claimed their products were free from carcinogens only to have them when tested by third party companies. I think unless they manufacture all the ingredients themselves, they are not going to know what contains what. Its always about the all mighty dollar.

I was on artemis's website a couple days ago and it says "ethoxyquinn in NOT used in any of our kibbles." So i wouldn't worry about that one. I would've bought theirs if they had it around here.

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I bought a bag of it back in May to try out w/ my guys and right on the bag there was that big bad word, in the ingredients: ethoxyquin. So maybe they've changed that, which is great!

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Thank you Jan & Chico!!

This is interesting!! In doing some research on Evo, Innova & Fromm, I came across this:
Not Innova too?