> > > > Is it food?
> > >
> > > Exactly.
> >
> > My question was not rhetorical, nor for the purpose of making a point. So your answer is exactly...what?
>
> Exactly, "No." Not food. Food is intended to be ingested. Notwithstanding someone's post above, wherein it was stated that the person chewed gum with the intention of swallowing it, gum is not, on the whole, meant to be ingested.
>
> Here's one: Is dog food food?
>
> Mou"BG rules for starting this thread"sie

Uh....for dogs, it definitely would be.

Interestingly enough, American dog food must be made, according to federal regulations, to be fit for human consumption. So, dog food is, essentially, human food that we give to dogs. It's like...corn that is grown, but given to livestock. Still food, just that we give it to something else to eat.

The Other Matthew