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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:35 PM
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So...I'm exporting Wheat Gluten from China and rats are eating my products....
How do I maximize profit and control the rodent spoilage?

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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:39 PM
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1. Same as is done all over.
poison rats, get cats, pass laws to allow a certain amount of rat feces in the food product.
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htuttle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:43 PM
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2. Or, you're growing wheat in China, and demand is outstripping supply...
...so you look at the bins of rodentcide-treated seed wheat sitting there, and decide that what the heck -- wheat is wheat. So you send the treated seeds to the gluten processing plant, bypassing the growing cycle and maximizing production.
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 12:47 PM
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3. A scenario that warrants further investigation, certainly.....................
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-24-07 03:15 PM
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4. Especially if it's old seed...
I think you may have something there...
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drm604 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 08:16 AM
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5. Wow, that makes perfect sense.
Looking around the net it appears that treating seed wheat with fungicides is common practice. Maybe China also treats it with rodenticide.
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