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[xoxoxoBruce]

Vegoils? I'm thinking food.

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Vegoils? I'm thinking food.

Think soap and skin creams as well, animal feeds, bio-fuels, margerine - might have guessed I'd find something on the web - not sure if this owner knows that his company presentation is there, but it is quite a good reference if you want to know more about these markets in a digestible format

Plus another one here - uses can be found towards the end of the piece

[xoxoxoBruce]

Sure, but I'd be more concerned about things headed for the table that are carried in the same holds as petroleum products and easy chemicals, than something that's processed for soap.

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Sure, but I'd be more concerned about things headed for the table that are carried in the same holds as petroleum products and easy chemicals, than something that's processed for soap.

Strict rules about what can and can't precede a vegoil cargo from body called FOSFA (Federation of OIl Seeds and Fats Association) who produce two clear lists of last cargo products: FOSFA Acceptable and FOSFA Banned. Each country may also have its own lists - Europe has an EU1 list of acceptable last cargoes. Controls are pretty tight and tanks and lines are tested by contact sampling (wipe the walls and test the resultant residue), plus samples are taken and tested at the vessel manifold (where the shore lines connect o the ship, with first footings (the first few tons of product to arrive in tank) and final samples (normally top, middle and bottom samples after loading is completed). Similarly rigorous testing is carred out before discharge at the destination.

[xoxoxoBruce]

And nobody would cheat or resort to bribery to make a buck.

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

And nobody would cheat or resort to bribery to make a buck.

Of course they would - anywhere there is a chance to make a good/quick buck there'll always be someone trying to flout the rules. However, on the food chain stuff the controls up as far as discharge are pretty good at picking this sort of thing up. Important 'contaminants' are measured as appropriate for traces in levels as low as ppb (parts per billion). I'd be more worried about the effects on humans that growth hormones fed to cattle have or for that matter GM crop contamination - but that (and this really) is probably for another thread if we start expanding the discussion....

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'd be more worried about the effects on humans that growth hormones fed to cattle have or for that matter GM crop contamination

But those are Intelligent Design.

[Cyclefrance]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But those are Intelligent Design.

Nice one! - See you there...