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Ethoxyquin

What is Ethoxyquin?

Ethoxyquin is an antioxidant used as a food preservative. [1]

Health Disputes

There has been some speculation that ethoxyquin in pet foods might be responsible for certain health problems. To date, the US FDA has only found a verifiable connection between ethoxyquin and buildup of protoporphyrin IX in the liver, as well as elevations in liver-related enzymes in some animals. It has been shown to cause mortality in fish. [1]


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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Ethoxyquin


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Ethoxyquin".
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Source(s) Derived From

 Other Natural Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)

References
  1. Ethoxyquin - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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