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Originally Posted by Blue-EyedLady

Joining this thread late...

I bought some DE from Azure Standard for insecticide. According to their website:

"It is strongly suggested that you use a protective mask and goggles when handling this fine powder to guard against respiratory and eye irritations. Don't apply the dust where children are likely to encounter it."

I thought this was safe to use as insecticide in the backyard with the kids around? Also,

"Use of these products in Animal Feed are suggested at 1-2% by weight of DE in ground, dry feed, and 5% by weight in stored grain."

So... Is this food grade or not? It's a 5# bag - rebagged by Azure Standard, so I have no idea what company manufactured it. It's light grey in color.

If you are going to be dusting large amounts of it yes, goggles and a mask are a good idea--the same as ANY fine powder, though--cat litter, too, for example, releases fine clay particles that can irritate your lungs. Baby powder is very dangerous as well when dispersed in the air and can cause lung damage. If you're just sprinkling a bit and are careful not to disperse it into the air it's not a problem. Once it's down on the ground it's 100% safe. It's just the fine particulate powder in the air that can be unsafe (like any powder).

My DE has the same directions for animal feed and grain storage (and it's food-grade). My understanding is that if it's safe to give to animals, it is food grade, although it might have more clay in it than what you'd want to consume. Lots of sellers sell food-grade DE but don't specifically market it for human use. It's been used for grain storage and for animals for a long time so that's just the norm, I think.

Just went to Azure Standard's website and this is from their DE page

These products also meet the specifications outlined in the U.S. Food Chemicals Codex (FCCV) for use as a filter aid in food processing

http://www.azurestandard.com/product.php?id=GP010 I believe this means it is food-grade. You can add it to food for storage meaning it can be consumed.

---------- Post added at 08:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:32 AM ----------

Originally Posted by SonshineMama

We got our DE today -- just in time too because dd2 is very constipated and I had a bike accident yesterday and according to the earthworks site this helps tissues heal too

So, now I have 5 things we are taking it for
*yeast
*constipation
*leaky gut
*tissue healing
*parasites

Blue-Eyed Lady--if yours is almost white like in the photo then there's little to no clay in it. Some de is brownish due to all the clay (or so I've learned).