IanMoore
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Forum: Bait
3 May 2013
@ 9:51pm
@ 9:51pm
In reply to Post #1000
I think this is a well made point and, whilst some people are not convinced, I (and my employees) have a great deal of experience of this product from years of use.
Once correctly mixed and contained/supended in a mix it is no more dangerous than many other fine powders that are used in bait making, but in the raw form it is extremely light and easily becomes airborne. This means that it is alomst impossible for it to be mixed with other powders without the serious risk of inhalation by the operatives mixing it. Once inhaled, it may be 'coughed up' gradually but there is a significant risk of respiratory damage -particularly if used over a prolonged period without taking the neccessary precautions.
When we used to use this product at CCM, we mixed it in a controlled, ventilated environment and those doing so also used full face masks with battery-powered respirators. After several 'batches' we realised that residue was present on the inside of the masks and was therefore getting past the barrier the mask was supposed to create.
As soon as this was realised, we stopped mixing the product at CCM immediately and employed industrial powder mixers to contract mix batches for us. This is now what we do with every mix and ensures saftey, even distribution of the key ingredients and 100% consistency.
Forget the fact you think you may save a few pounds by buying in glass bubbles to mix with your own ingredients to make your own pop up mix; it is just not worth the long term, irreversible damage you will potentially do to your health.
In terms of it's safety for fish; remember that:
1: As a pop up ingredient it should never be swallowed/ingested by fish. (It must never be used as a 'boilie' ingredient that will be eaten).
2: Fish eat many natural items that contain grit, sand etc in their normal diet- these are simply passed by the fish. In the worst case scenario that the pop up would become detached from the rig and was eaten, the fish would manage to digest it and pass the unwanted material within the mix. (and this would surely be an isolated case which would hence be unlikely to cause any damage to the fish).
I hope this is of interest and strongly advise people not to mix their own glass bubbles!
I think this is a well made point and, whilst some people are not convinced, I (and my employees) have a great deal of experience of this product from years of use.
Once correctly mixed and contained/supended in a mix it is no more dangerous than many other fine powders that are used in bait making, but in the raw form it is extremely light and easily becomes airborne. This means that it is alomst impossible for it to be mixed with other powders without the serious risk of inhalation by the operatives mixing it. Once inhaled, it may be 'coughed up' gradually but there is a significant risk of respiratory damage -particularly if used over a prolonged period without taking the neccessary precautions.
When we used to use this product at CCM, we mixed it in a controlled, ventilated environment and those doing so also used full face masks with battery-powered respirators. After several 'batches' we realised that residue was present on the inside of the masks and was therefore getting past the barrier the mask was supposed to create.
As soon as this was realised, we stopped mixing the product at CCM immediately and employed industrial powder mixers to contract mix batches for us. This is now what we do with every mix and ensures saftey, even distribution of the key ingredients and 100% consistency.
Forget the fact you think you may save a few pounds by buying in glass bubbles to mix with your own ingredients to make your own pop up mix; it is just not worth the long term, irreversible damage you will potentially do to your health.
In terms of it's safety for fish; remember that:
1: As a pop up ingredient it should never be swallowed/ingested by fish. (It must never be used as a 'boilie' ingredient that will be eaten).
2: Fish eat many natural items that contain grit, sand etc in their normal diet- these are simply passed by the fish. In the worst case scenario that the pop up would become detached from the rig and was eaten, the fish would manage to digest it and pass the unwanted material within the mix. (and this would surely be an isolated case which would hence be unlikely to cause any damage to the fish).
I hope this is of interest and strongly advise people not to mix their own glass bubbles!