On 3/28/08 11:52 AM, "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Leave it in the original bag, but put the bag into a > regular metal trash can with a tight lid. > You are right that plastic storage containers > are not good...chemicals DO transfer into the > food. > Same reason dogs should not be fed from > plastic bowls........among other things, it > can change nose pigment (from black to liver sort > of, or even to pink). > Peggy I've stored my food in the Rubbermaid can for years, but interestingly, my Luke had a change in nose pigment this winter. He's 8 and it's never happened before. Still .. . Found this by Googling: http://pet-king.stores.yahoo.net/761715soft50.html Fran -- Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================