Dennis Mummert on tue 20 feb 01
Bone MEAL might be dangerous. Bone ASH isn't. The carbon is all gone. All
that's left is calcium, oxygen, and phosphorus Plus some trace stuff.
Prions are proteins. Remember us, the carbon based lifeform?
BTW, egg shells are a nearly pure (98.5+) source of calcium carbonate.
Nothing to do with BSE, just thought I'd throw that in. I was scrounging
for materials on a day we happened to make Eggs Benedict.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ceramic Arts Discussion List [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On
Behalf Of april.pauley@PHARMA.NOVARTIS.COM
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 10:08 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: comments from martin howard and cindi strnad regarding BSE
Oh my, I am a lurker posting for perhaps my third time in two
years....wanted to share some insight regarding BSE. First of all, it is
NOT killed by heat, by radiation or by anything that normally destroys
nucleic acid which is present in bacteria and viruses.
Martin Howard on wed 21 feb 01
Good see argument raging on :-)
Bone Ash is dangerous says one; no it is not says another.
So let's use caution and not use the bone ash from animals which might have
been harbouring BSE or similar. These prions seem to be mighty resistant
little devils.
Now that the meal has been sent around the world, there is hardly any
country which can logically claim to be BSE free. They can claim it, but we
need not believe it because the balance of probability of the evidence to
date shows that the animal feed has been offloaded to so many third world
countries. (The Independent on Sunday)
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
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