Posted on 05/13/2016 8:14:25 PM PDT by Innovative
The FDA is ramping up warnings about a common sweetener that can be toxic to dogs.
Xylitol, a type of sweetener found in many sugar-free gums and other products, can have devastating consequences if ingested by a dog, the agency said in a statement issued Thursday.
Over the past several years, the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine has received a number of reports of dogs being poisoned by xylitol, sometimes with deadly consequences, the agency said.
Xylitol-related calls to the ASPCA's Animal Poison Control Center rose from 82 in 2004 to more than 3,700 in 2014, as CBS News correspondent Chip Reid reported last fall. According to the Wall Street Journal, the Pet Poison Helpline has seen a 15 percent increase in such calls so far this year.
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The Chinese manufacture a large of amount of prescription drugs for the USA market. They are supposed to be regularly inspected and certified by the US FDA but you know how “efficient” they are.
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