Talk:Bone char
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Char isn't pure black... lysdexia 02:53, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)
I'm not entirely convinced that bone char is "no longer commonly used" in sugar refinement. I have seen several sources that claim it is still in fairly widespread use, even in the United States. In particular, most C&H sugar is supposedly processed using bone char -- at least one page even includes a reply from C&H. Of course, these sources may not be reliable, but the information (factual or not) seems to be fairly widespread.
See Google: "C&H" "bone char"
and Google: sugar "bone char"
Rikus 06:52, 2005 Feb 23 (UTC)
- This statement was based on my conversation with a sugarcane processing researcher in the USDA's Agricultural Research Service. She works closely with the sugar industry. Secondary sources on industrial practice often lag FAR behind actual pratice. ike9898 23:49, Feb 23, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Aussie sugar
I can't really add this in, since it's original research, (and I'm not sure how accurate the information is anyway) but I'll put it here, in case anyone can find a verifiable source. A while ago, I contacted CSR, a major Australian sugar company, with an inquiry about whether their sugar is refined using bone char (since I'm vegan, this was important to me). They replied that they did not use bone char, and that the use of bone char in the manufacture of sugar in Australia ceased quite a few years ago. --Qirex 14:20, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
- I did some searching for a reliable source on this subject, and found one source, "Vegetarian Network Victoria", that did some comprehensive research and came up with the conclusion that no refineries in Australia used bone char. I'm not sure if this source qualifies as reliable enough, but I'll include it anyway, since everywhere else I've seen supports its conclusion. -kotra (talk) 02:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
