[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.

[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.

[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

[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.