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Will dog food in sealed bag absorb essential oil smell after 3 months?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Pug | Male | 2 years and 1 month old | 27 lbs

I had my dogs /dogs food in a sealed bag in a cool closet for 3 months and I had my essential oils and the smell was in the closet for 3 months with the dogs can things get in a sealed bag

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Answered By Laura Johnson VMD

Veterinarian

Published on January 7th, 2019

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! If the bag containing the food was air tight and non-pourous it is likely fine. Even if it wasn’t stored with essential oils, 3 months is a long time to store dog food. We worry about mold formation and these foods usually have an expiration date. I’d remove the food from the closet with the essential oils. If it smells like the oils when you open the bag, discard the food. Have a good day

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