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Sodium hexametaphosphate in dog food

Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etc

Sodium hexametaphosphate (also known as sodium HMP or E452i) is added to some dog foods because of its effect of softening and reducing tooth tartar.

Although consuming large amounts is not recommended, the kind of concentrations found in pet foods are regarded as safe.

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