Much of the controversy is over the use of propylene
glycol in Purina's Beneful dry kibble — and the fact that it also is an ingredient in some antifreeze.
The FDA tested product in response to a single consumer complaint and found propylene
glycol in one bag of our cat treats in the impacted lot.
The only real finding in the FDA's released test results was some undeclared propylene
glycol in a dozen samples.
One vet had good success using Gaine's burgers or similar soft / moist type foods since many dogs find them to be very attractive and the propylene
glycol in them may be beneficial for the hypoglycemic condition.
It ends up being closer to propylene
glycol in viscosity however is not propylene glycol.
Seasonal snow globes also contain small amounts of ethylene
glycol in the liquid.
Antifreeze poisoning occurs in two stages: In the first stage, the ethylene
glycol in the antifreeze causes a drunken appearance in the animal within about 30 minutes which may continue for several hours.
The minimum lethal dose of undiluted Ethylene
Glycol in dogs is 4.4 mL / per kilogram body weight.
Glycol in oil will not boil away like water and will form acids and affect your oil.
There is no MSG, or derivatives of MSG, preservatives or propylene
glycol in TeeChia's flavors!
Despite best efforts to avoid propylene
glycol in foods and other products, exposure is still possible in the air or water in your home.
«We have little information about what happens to propylene
glycol in the air,» the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry says on its Web site.
Methylene
glycol in the products is continuously converted to formaldehyde, and vice versa, the panel said last year.
Not exact matches
The company specializes
in manufacturing and engineering
glycol - based chilling and refrigeration systems for the beverage industry.
Instead of using R - 22 refrigerant, which can damage the earth's protective ozone layer when released, the refrigeration systems used
in the manufacturing process employ
glycol as refrigerant.
The natural flavors used
in RXBARs come from the real food ingredients such as fruit and chocolate and do not include propylene
glycol, synthetic, artificial or GMO derived ingredients.
Let's say you want to make some chocolate cake from one of the popular mixes that come
in a box but you don't have much of a craving for propylene
glycol, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, or cellulose gum.
In the case of red wine production, the propylene glycol solution is used in tank cooling jackets that must remain at 35 °F for the duration of the cooling proces
In the case of red wine production, the propylene
glycol solution is used
in tank cooling jackets that must remain at 35 °F for the duration of the cooling proces
in tank cooling jackets that must remain at 35 °F for the duration of the cooling process.
In either case, the chiller in question must be able to supply glycol temperatures far below the range of standard mass produced commercial chillers and mechanically operate regardless of ambient temperatur
In either case, the chiller
in question must be able to supply glycol temperatures far below the range of standard mass produced commercial chillers and mechanically operate regardless of ambient temperatur
in question must be able to supply
glycol temperatures far below the range of standard mass produced commercial chillers and mechanically operate regardless of ambient temperature.
Wine process - specific chillers, on the other hand, need to achieve
glycol temperatures of 35 °F year - round, and so they are capable of functioning reliably
in ambient temperatures far below 40 °F.
Pregnant women
in engineering should be cautious
in using
glycol ethers, solvents used to clean electronic circuit boards.
Propylene
glycol,
in particular, has been known to inhibit cell growth and has been linked to kidney damage and liver abnormalities.
The harmful chemicals to watch out for
in skin care include sodium laureth sulphate, sodium laurel sulphate and propylene
glycol just to name a few.
About 5 years ago, researchers led by Richard Borgens of Purdue University
in West Lafayette, Indiana, discovered that giving guinea pigs a shot of polyethylene
glycol right after a serious spine injury repaired much of the initial nerve damage.
More than half of the dogs receiving polyethylene
glycol had noticeably improved mobility within a few days and were standing or walking within 2 weeks, compared to just under a third of regularly treated dogs, the researchers report
in the December issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma.
Nineteen paraplegic dogs between 2 and 8 years old were given polyethylene
glycol intravenously within 72 hours of their injury,
in addition to the usual treatment of steroids, physical therapy, and surgery to remove floating chips of bone.
When his lab's mass spectrometer showed a chemical profile identical to the one he was seeking, he dissolved the compound
in propylene
glycol, an odorless solvent that turned the mestanolone into a liquid.
Propylene
glycol, for example, is usually eaten (
in cupcakes, soft drinks and salad dressings) or slathered onto the body (
in soaps, shampoos and antiperspirants)-- not breathed into the lungs.
In lieu of carcinogenic tobacco, e-cigarettes typically contain three main ingredients: nicotine, a flavoring of some kind and propylene
glycol — a syrupy synthetic liquid added to food, cosmetics, and certain medicines to absorb water and help them stay moist.
Government vs Brazilian Blowout The FDA sent a violation letter to GIB about Brazilian Blowout's Acai Professional Smoothing Solution
in 2011 after it found methylene
glycol, the liquid form of formaldehyde,
in samples at concentrations ranging from 8.7 to 10.4 percent.
«The industry supports the determination made by CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review) that methylene
glycol / formaldehyde when used
in hair straighteners is not safe,» said Halyna Breslawec, chief scientist at the Personal Care Products Council.
The research team — including graduate student and first author Jeffrey Fisher, postdoctoral fellow Songkil Kim and senior research engineer Peter Kottke — used low volatility solvents such as ethylene
glycol, dissolving a salt of silver
in the liquid.
Blended into three million suns» worth of hydrogen and helium gas are hints of sweetness: ethylene
glycol, the syrupy and toxic mainstay
in antifreeze, and ethyl formate, which has a fruity, lemony scent.
With this
in mind, scientists from the Center for Nanomedicine at Johns Hopkins, led by Hanes, encapsulated the BPTES
in a nanoparticle capsule coated
in polyethylene
glycol, a molecule used widely
in medicines and industrial products, using a method they developed to provide a more uniform coating.
The researchers decided to use caffeine to induce citric acid, another edible material produced by plants, to form a polymer network along with polyethylene
glycol (PEG), a biocompatible polymer that has been used
in drugs and consumer products such as toothpaste for many decades.
They created gels that contain either PEG or another polymer called polypropylene
glycol, as well as some that combine those two polymers
in different ratios.
«The presence of synthetic compounds such as
glycol ethers... and the assortment of other organic components is explained as the result of direct mixing of hydraulic fracturing fluids with ground water
in the Pavillion gas field,» the draft report states.
The popularity of e-cigarettes, which typically deliver nicotine, propylene
glycol, glycerin and flavorings through inhaled vapor, has increased
in the past five years.
In May came the news that some American hospitals and prisons were distributing Chinese toothpaste tainted with diethylene
glycol, a potentially fatal compound.
The patent - pending gel is made of water and polyethylene
glycol, a substance used widely today
in various forms, from skin creams and toothpastes to industrial applications and, as
in this case, bioengineering.
Materials capable of storing heat include those such as bricks or concrete that slowly release the stored heat, and others such as water or ethylene
glycol that take
in heat when they transform from a solid to a liquid.
The water extract of Ashwaganda leaf containing rich
in triethylene
glycol (TEG) promoted non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep significantly and changed rapid eye movement (REM) sleep slightly, while the alcoholic extract containing active withanolides showed no effect on sleep.
The most likely cause of the added risk is exposure to ethylene
glycol ethers, solvents used
in etching circuit patterns on silicon wafers.
Kathy Rosica of the Chemical Manufacturers Association
in Washington DC, says semiconductor makers mainly use ethylene
glycol monomethyl ether and ethylene
glycol monoethyl ether.
In Britain, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether is used in small amounts at Fujitsu's factory at Newton Aycliffe, County Durha
In Britain, ethylene
glycol monoethyl ether is used
in small amounts at Fujitsu's factory at Newton Aycliffe, County Durha
in small amounts at Fujitsu's factory at Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
Most of the 140 types of molecules found
in space have been discovered here, including some common on Earth: acetic acid (vinegar), ethylene
glycol (the chief ingredient
in antifreeze), and a basic sugar known as
glycol aldehyde.
GNA (
glycol nucleic acid) is even simpler than TNA, with just three carbon atoms
in its backbone, yet can still form helical molecules, much like DNA (The Journal of Organic Chemistry, DOI: 10.1021 / jo201469b).
For example, poly (ethyleneterepthalate), a polyester known as PET that is commonly found
in soda bottles, forms from a reaction of two monomers: ethylene
glycol and terephthoyl chloride.
Moreover,
in preparing IONCs, IBS scientists used safe components, such as oleic acid, oleyl alcohol, and polyethylene
glycol (PEG), that are commonly employed
in pharmaceutical formulations.
Nicotine and the other components of e-cigarette liquid (propylene
glycol and vegetable glycerin) did not cause the same harmful effects
in the cells.