Re: Bone Meal---Is it harmful?

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• Subject: Re: Bone Meal---Is it harmful?
• From: E* M* <a*@detroit.freenet.org>
• Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 09:42:52 -0500

Janet Wintermute wrote:
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>I believe American gardeners are very unlikely to have exposed themselves to
>the BSE agent via bonemeal because (1) American bonemeal is processed using
>solvent extraction, and (2) American cattle are not known to harbor BSE.
>
>Nevertheless, it is now time to err on the side of caution.  I will be
>omitting bonemeal from all my gardening routines, mask or no mask.
>
>If you would like to read up on how your government is helping to prevent
>the incursion of BSE into this country, please point your Web browser to the
>USDA-APHIS homepage at
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>http://www.aphis.usda.gov
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>and under Hot Issues, select BSE.
>
>
>
Thank you so very much for a well-balanced, informative posting.

--
morris the cat

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