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re:Hummingbird Feed - 2005/11/02 05:13
Generally agree with you guys, but vinegar at concentration is also effective against molds & most bacteria. Ever see a moldy pickle? I have worked in the food industry for 22 years now & I have seen both physically used with good results. Chlorine bleach is easiest since its been softly tested to death.
However I'll not (and would not be permitted by the food inspection peolpe) to use 200ppm chlorine without recently rinsing. It will be frankly neutralized by organic matter, but in the process will make undesirable byproducts, chloramines, in the middling nasty range. Will these afect hummingbirds?
Don't know, but better and extremely easy to rinse with clean drinkable tap water or left-over boiled water if you have it on hand. Permitted level of chlorine without rinsing (Canadian and UN stadnard for food contact and drinking water) is I believe 10ppm. In simpler terms (Most people have experienced this level in restaurant drinking water, at which you wrinkle your nose, go 'Yuck', and order a coffee or beer. Probably the same in the U.S.
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