Xylitol May Have a New Name, But It's Still Toxic For Pets

Xylitol has long been identified as a sweetener poisonous to pets. Now, food manufacturers are marketing it under another name: birch sugar. Xylitol is found in many different human foods, from ice cream to chewing gum and our favorite hook-shaped holiday candy (and more!). It can even be found in some peanut butters, which many pet parents give to their dogs on lick mats or in Kong toys. Naturally, pet parents tend to look for the ingredient under its original name, but no one would suspect that "birch sugar" or "birch sap" would be the same exact thing. That's one reason TikToker, @thebkpets, took to the platform to warn followers about the name change and asked them to share the information with fellow pet owners.

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