FDA warns sweetener used in chewing gum can be deadly to dogs

CBS News ^ | May 13, 2016 | CBS News

[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.

[Innovative]

All -- Please be careful, don't let your dog or other pet near anything with xylitol in it.

[Innovative]

Direct link to article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/xylitol-sweetener-used-in-chewing-gum-deadly-to-dogs-fda-warns/

[TChad]

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[Irish Eyes]

And for people, is it also dangerous?

[Yaelle]

Every commercial chewing gum has sucralose in it which is toxic to humans. What a scam ingredient. There is no need for it. It’s even put into sugar gums. It must be a payoff thing. I can’t let my kids chew that fake sugar.

[LukeL]

It causes diarrhea.

[vetvetdoug]

Its killed several of my canine patients. I'm finding it in children's Benadryl, childrens Tylenol, toothpaste, candies, and chewing gum. The sad thing is that only until late do we usually find out there has been a xylitol ingestion and by then its too late.

[PraiseTheLord]

And for people, is it also dangerous?

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I got to the above by a link I found on the box of *Xyla* — little round pill like sweet things I put in mouth. Flavors like chocolate, peppermint. Not cheap.
From a plant material I think.

I heard of it as something to combat cavities.
Is VERY sweet. Hard to think it would combat cavities ~

Seems they are actively developing new things for it.

[null and void]

Did you mean aspartame?

[Secret Agent Man]

Both are very bad.

[null and void]

I find aspertame very bad, even a little will make me quite depressed.

For me sucralose is benign.

Your mileage may vary.

[catnipman]

“FDA warns sweetener used in chewing gum can be deadly to dogs”

Despite the ridiculously ignorant disclaimer in the article about cats, xylitol is just as deadly for cats as for dogs:

https://www.google.com/search?q=xylitol+cats&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

[chrisinoc]

Xylitol is primarily produced in China although the USA and other countries also manufactures it.

[Irish Eyes]

I have been chewing gum with Xylitol instead of smoking. Yikes maybe smoking is better.

;)

[publius911]

And for people, is it also dangerous?

Hard to believe that it's not.

[null and void]

Chocolate is deadly to many breeds of dog.

Just to be on the safe side, send me all your chocolate for proper disposal...

[PraiseTheLord]

http://www.xylabrands.com/

Xyla has been recommended by Dr. Natasha Turner and featured on 60 Minutes, CBC, CNN and Katie Couric.

[TChad]

Apparently xylitol can also kill birds:

http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/xylitol-could-kill-sugarbirds---and-pets-1847533

It is not toxic to humans.

[Salamander]

I hope this list helps you, VVD.

http://www.preventivevet.com/xylitol-products-toxic-for-dogs

[billphx]

tears my guts up...