Bij dentastick wordt gewaarschwd dat deze niet geschikt zijn voor pups jonger dan 4 maanden. Dit doet bij mij al een belletje rinkelen.
Hieronder de omschrijving van een chemisch product dat in dentastick wordt gebruikt. Het bestaat dan ook nog uit enorm veel granen. die moeten dan inderdaad bewerkt worden om niet te beschimmelen. Nee danku niet voor mijn honden.
Food Applications
Sodium tripolyphosphate is also used to preserve foods such as red meats, poultry, and seafood, helping them to retain their tenderness and moisture during storage and transport. Pet food and animal feed can also be treated with it, serving the same general purpose as it does in human food. STPP also has been used to help preserve the quality of drinks such as milk and fruit juices.
Because sodium tripolyphosphate can improve the appearance of seafood like shrimp andscallops, there is some concern that unscrupulous salespeople may sell products that are not fresh to consumers who cannot see the signs that the items have started to go bad. Although it cannot be used specifically for this purpose, this chemical also holds in water, making the seafood heavier and therefore more expensive. Some food quality experts recommend asking a fishmonger or other salesperson for seafood that has not been treated with this chemical. Some stores will mark products that have not been exposed to STPP as "dry."
Other Uses
STPP's chemical characteristics are used in paint to keep the pigments evenly dispersed, and in ceramics to evenly distribute clay. Paper mills use it as an oil-resistant agent when coating paper, and it may also be used as a tanning agent for leather. Due to its cleaning action, it may also be an ingredient in toothpaste.
Safety Profile
Although sodium tripolyphosphate is generally regarded as safe, in very high quantities (such as ingesting large amounts of the pure chemical), it can be toxic. Chemical manufacturers make industrial grade and food grade sodium tripolyphosphate for the market; food grade contains the fewest impurities. There is some public concern about the presence of artificial preservatives such as STPP in food, but most current research suggests that it does not appear to cause health issues at the amounts normally ingested.