Tad,
See the following link for what is currently happening today in Germany in =
regard to Ecoli and raw vegetables and death :
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/05/hamburg-residents-attempt-to-grapple-=
with-outbreak/
These types of incidence put all biological based inputs for ag under the l=
iteral microscope.
Whether you make compost, vermicompost, AACT, and/or extract liquids, folks=
need to have the systems in place to assure a customer that their inputs a=
re food safe if they being applied to food crops.
Sorry to say, it is the issue of liability and perceived risk over science =
and data, which will have direct bearing on whether growers choose to use w=
hat biological inputs for their crops.
The grower will need to err on the side of caution since their business dep=
ends on it.
Mike Flynn
Green Quest LLC
BioSpecific LLC
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Tad Hussey <tadhussey_at_...> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Did you see my last post? You were the one who said you'd done the testin=
g, not me. All the issues you bring up apply to extracts as well as ACT, un=
less you have some data or proof otherwise.
>
> I'd love to have you address my questions in my previous post, I'm not he=
re to discuss liability issues in the ag world in regards to biological inp=
uts.
>
> Tad
>
Received on Tue May 31 2011 - 06:31:03 EDT