Re: organic fertilizers- mad cow

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] organic fertilizers- mad cow
• From: "Ray & Nora Edwards" r*@worldnet.att.net
• Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 15:39:17 -0700
• References: NGBBLKJNELBFHOMCKPMIEEADDAAA.tchessie@yahoo.com

    Actually it was felt that a man who used bone meal  for many years did
possibly contract the disease that way. No concrete evidence just anecdotal.
To my knowledge no tests have been done ,at least not in the states. As for
heat ,  that will not reduce the risk. Its a prion not a bacterial organism.

Nora
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From: "Theresa- yahoo" <tchessie@yahoo.com>
To: "GardenChat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Cc: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 3:01 PM
Subject: [CHAT] organic fertilizers- mad cow


> Hi all-
>
> I was listening to the news of the mad cow case in Canada just before
going
> out to fertilize my garden this AM, and it gave me pause to wonder if
there
> are any risks to humans handling things like bone meal, blood meal or
> manure?  Does anyone have info on this?  I guess is that everything is
> subjected to such heat in the processing of these products, that there
> probably isn't a concern, but I'd love to know if anyone has any research
> based info about it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Theresa
> SAC, CA sone 8-9
>
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