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Silica gel is a granular, vitreous, highly porous form of silica made synthetically from sodium silicate. Despite its name, silica gel is a solid. Silica gel is most commonly encountered in everyday life as beads packed in a vapor-permeable plastic. In this form, it is used as a desiccant to control local humidity in order to avoid spoilage or degradation of some goods. Because of poisonous dopants (see below) and their very high absorption of moisture, silica gel packets usually bear warnings for the user not to eat the contents. If consumed, the pure silica gel is unlikely to cause acute or chronic illness, but would be problematic nonetheless. Food-grade desiccant should not include any poisons which would cause long-term harm to humans if consumed in the quantities normally included with the items of food. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  im-too-short.com admin Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:15:21 GM US $10.59 End Date: Thursday Aug-13-2009 19:15:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $10.59 Buy it now | Add to watch list.  petgarden.info sneso Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:07:00 GM Short article on using . silica gel. as a scoopable cat litter for your cats. 1 Vote(s)  pointofweb.com Teresa Sarta Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:02:22 GM 9231 del 26 febbraio 2009, sempre del Ministero della Salute, nelle quali si precisa che le merci contenenti i sacchetti di . silica. -. gel. vanno assoggettate ai controlli in materia di sanita e sicurezza dei prodotti di cui al Reg. ... From Google Blog Search: "silica gel" I found my dog eating silica gel, what can I do? Q. He's a really small dog, he's about 8-10 pounds and he's a Yorkshire terrier, he's a puppy of 9 months of age. I found him eating a silica gel package, luckily only one, but what should I do and what hazards are there for him eating Silica gel? Asked by The Pokemaniac - Sun Jun 3 14:45:17 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. I got this from the ASPCA poison control page: Silica Gel Did You Know The statement dessicant- do not eat commonly found on the little packets of silica gel contained in medications, leather goods, certain pasta products and vitamins is not really as ominous as it sounds? Silica gel is used to absorb moisture in many different products, and is usually packaged in plastic cylinders or paper packets. Silica gel is also used in certain cat litters for the same purpose. While it is indeed true that it is not meant for consumption, with most ingestions silica gel produces only mild stomach upset which typically resolves with minimal to no treatment. If very large quantities are eaten, however, such as with ingestions of multiple… [cont.] Answered by H3yd00 - Sun Jun 3 14:52:25 2007 how many silica gel packets should be ingested to be fatal for humans? Q. you know the ones you find in shoe boxes? labeled "do not eat." how lethal is it? how many packs before death? Asked by erica t - Tue Feb 19 09:22:30 2008 - - 4 Answers - 2 Comments A. well being that those little packets take in lots of moisture to prevent the item it is packed with from being destroyed, honestly think a fairly decent amount that will not be told to prevent people from poisoning others or suicide. Answered by abear1983 - Tue Feb 19 09:34:36 2008 My dog ate silica gel, what should I do?
Q. My dog found a silica gel pack and ate a couple of beads. He vomitted earlier and then he drank some water. Asked by Marlene D - Mon Jul 30 00:41:02 2007 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. A couple of tiny beads can't be THAT bad. But just incase if I were you, i'd check him up with the vet. Keep an eye on him to make sure that nothing else happens. Answered by Wishful thinking - Mon Jul 30 00:44:30 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "silica gel" |
