Gel Freezer pack punctured--will I die?

[schneiderguy]

did he died? :|

 

[zinfamous]

well, I'm back!


guys--don't eat polyethylene glycol.
:hmm:

 

[Dirigible]

Did you really eat it?

Did it make you sick or did you laugh it off like a boss?

Are you really not dead? If so I should edit at least one of my posts that says RIP in reference to you.

 

[dud]

Yet another will I die if I eat it thread.

So I brined some pork shoulder last night and it is currently smoking. After removing the pork from the cooler this morning and depositing the freezer packs in the sink, I later noticed that one of packs had punctured, and it's pretty obvious that most of the contents leaked into the brine. I wrapped 3 of them in a plastic grocery bag, and place on top of the pork to keep it submerged in the brine and cold overnight.

This is what I used

http://www.amazon.com/Philly-Food-24...d_sbs_indust_6

I get them from the lab--they come in most of our orders, for enzymes from large, well-known companies. We have piles of them, so I usually grab a couple and use in place of ice because they are cheap and easy to pack.

Anyway, I did some searching, and most people say they are non-toxic. Only one forum I found has comments where some peoples' dogs died after puncturing these and ingesting-- they believe the culprit was ethylene glycol, (which, I believe, is found in many food products in very small, impure forms--cake frosting, for one) though many other comments say that these are supposed to be non-toxic. This, from the company that manufactures the Polar Pack:

http://www.thermosafe.com/faqs.html



So, what say you, ATOT? Should the GF and I eat the tasty smoked pork and risk acute kidney poisoning? Or will it not happen?

further--is it worth it?

Sadly yes, you will eventually die. Having attended a number of funerals for family ... I can guarantee that you will eventually die.

 

[zinfamous]

Did you really eat it?

Did it make you sick or did you laugh it off like a boss?

Are you really not dead? If so I should edit at least one of my posts that says RIP in reference to you.

One thing of which I can assure you: you will likely never know.


but yes, I ate it, it was tasty. Good thing I knew the number for poison control.

your signature is preposterously offensive, btw.

 

[nboy22]

One thing of which I can assure you: you will likely never know.


but yes, I ate it, it was tasty. Good thing I knew the number for poison control.

your signature is preposterously offensive, btw.

So what happened? Don't syringer us.

 

[BladeVenom]

guys--don't eat polyethylene glycol.
:hmm:

"It is the basis of a number of laxatives..." -wikipedia

I guess we know what you were doing yesterday.