Ohio Antifreeze Law Would Help Pets

According to the Humane Society of the United States, it only takes a few tablespoons of sweet tasting but highly toxic antifreeze to poison a family pet [read more].  Ethylene glycol, the main ingredient in most brands of antifreeze is also tempting to children, leading to poisoning.

At the end of March, SB140 was introduced in the Ohio General Assembly; the bill went before the Senate Judiciary – Criminal Justice committee for a first hearing yesterday. SB140 would “require the inclusion of a bittering agent in engine coolant and antifreeze,” rendering these substances unpalatable to animals and children. If passed, Ohio would join six other states—Oregon, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Tennessee, and Maine—that have successfully passed legislation requiring bittering agents in ethylene glycol antifreeze. A federal antifreeze bittering bill has yet to be passed.