Recent Studies Indicate That The FDA May Contain Trace Elements Of Bos Taurus Egesta

Do you happen to have a beverage at your side? What is it? … Wait, what? Are you serious? O’m'gawd, your drink contains an ingredient used in antifreeze! Yeah, that’s right. Water. The term “…is an ingredient used in antifreeze” is the comestible, fear-mongering equivalent of “…then the terrorists win.”

I must concede that diethylene glycol is indeed toxic. That much is true. But how toxic is it? It possesses one-tenth the toxicity of household aspirin, not to mention one-fortieth the toxicity of nicotine, the primary component of e-cigaratte vapor which is administered in much higher doses. So why is the FDA focusing on diethylene glycol? Because if they told you that e-cigarettes contain trace amounts nicotine, you’d stare blankly, shrug your shoulders, and take another long satisfying drag off of your e-cigarette before blowing a bunch of vapor in their faces. But when somebody starts throwing around a term like ‘diethylene glycol,’ people pay attention. Nobody knows what the hell it means and it doesn’t sound like something you’d necessarily want a tall frosty mug of.

Or does it? Diethylene glycol is also an ingredient found in toothpaste, mouthwash, cough syrup, dog food, wine and cigars among plenty of other consumer products. Do you know what it is not an ingredient of? Antifreeze. Propylene glycol is used in antifreeze. Diethylene glycol is used in coolants. Let’s get our scare tactics straight, shall we?

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