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On Mar 26, 8:15*am, George Shirley > wrote:
> On 3/25/2010 9:19 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:> In >,
> > * "J. > *wrote:

>
> >> It's just refined titanium ore, in other words clean dirt. *The stuff
> >> when ground up into a fine dust is very, very, very white.

>
> > Titanium dioxide is what I use to make my beeswax white for my egg
> > decorating. *It is very very white.

>
> We have a plant here that makes the stuff. They take titanium ore and
> treat it with several chemicals and turn out a pure, harmless coloring
> agent. They're known as Louisiana Pigments, aka LAPIG. Large payroll,
> well-treated employees, very low accident rate. I used to consult with
> them on occasion. Pretty nice folks with lots of money tied up in
> environmental controls.


Ok, so as ethical consumers, we can still eat foods that include this
ingredient.
;-)

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