Food Grade Products  - Fossil Shell Flour & Grain Storage Product - 100% Pure, Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth Fossil Shell Flour Fossil Shell Flour Anti-Caking Agent as a Livestock Feed Additive A partial list of the benefits claimed by long-term users: * Completely safe and non-toxic * Controls fleas and ticks * Stimulates basic metabolism * Converts feed better * Reduces odor and moisture in barns and stalls * Results in better coat and/or hoof condition * Keeps fly larvae from developing in manure, noticeably reducing the fly population * Cost effective * Reduces annual vet bills * Controls worms and internal parasites without chemicals * Reduces overall animal stress Visit the page for DE for Human Consumption Suggested feeding instructions: Humans 1 1/2 teaspoons stirred in cup of water Kittens 1/2 teaspoon Cats 1 teaspoon Dogs under 50 lbs. 2 teaspoons Dogs over 50 lbs. 1 Tablespoon Dogs over 100 lbs. 2 Tablespoons Cattle 2% by weight of dry ration Calves 4 grams in morning Dairy cattle  2% by weight of dry ration (4 oz. ) Chickens 5% in feed Goats 1% in grain Hogs 2% of weight in feed ration Horses 1/2 - 1 cup in daily ration Sheep 1% in ground grain (For most livestock, you may put it out free choice) Customer remarks about Fossil Shell Flour visit Testimonials page Our customers have built our business by recommending our products to their friends. The customer who has used the product the longest is Frank Zimmerman of Tucson, Arizona--there is no way of guessing how many people use Fossil Shell Flour because he recommended it to them. Over 30 years ago, in Kansas, he fed it to his dairy cows and all other animals one would find around a farm. After selling out and moving to Arizona, he feeds it to the Quarter horses he raises on his A to Z Farm. And he freely recommends it to all his contacts. His operation has fly and odor under control and his animals are worm free. Anyone wishing to talk to Frank is free to call. The next longest use we know of is James Hussey (deceased). Mr. Hussey used the Fossil Shell Flour over 28 years on his dairy herd. He wrote us two testimonial letters 25 years apart, detailing the benefits from adding Fossil Shell Flour to his rations. Mr. Hussey was President of the Arizona Dairyman's Association for many years and exhibited his stock at the Arizona State Fair for 70 years. The City of Phoenix grew up around his dairy, but he had no fly or odor problems and the benefits to his animals and his business was very positive. Anyone wanting copies of his letters is welcome to request them from us. Is DE Hazardous? Excerpt from The IPM Practitioner, Monitoring the Field of Pest Management, William Quarles, Volume XIV, Number 5/6, May/June 1992. "Both swimming pool grade and natural diatomaceous earth come from the same fossil sources, but they are processed differently. The natural grades are mined, dried, ground, sifted and bagged. The pool grade is chemically treated and partially melted and consequently contains crystalline silica which can be a respiratory hazard. Thus, it is imperative that only natural diatomaceous earth be used for insect control. This non-crystalline silica is not a hazard as the human body apparently can dissolve it." "Ingestion of diatomaceous earth is not toxic to mammals. Rats fed a daily diet containing 5% freshwater diatomaceous earth show no abnormalities after 90 days (Bertke 1964). Dairy farms sometimes feed their animals food containing 1 to 2% diatomaceous earth to control worms and other internal parasites (Allen 1972). Impoverished humans add "fossil flour" to their baked goods in order to stretch their flour supply (Cummins 1975). It is so safe for use on food that the FDA has exempted diatomaceous earth from requirements of fixed residue levels when added to stored grain (Fed. Reg. 1961). The U.S. EPA also allows its use in food storage and processing areas (Fed. Reg. 1981)." The Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, sets "tolerances" on poisonous chemical insecticides because residues of these insecticides are known to cause cancer and other alarming physiological effects when introduced into the bodies of test animals. The Department of Agriculture in Michigan said in a letter: "Our animal pathologist has examined the vital organs and intestinal components submitted, both macroscopically and microscopically, and has found no visible evidence of organ abnormalities. These components consisted of brain, thyroid, rib section, lung, heart, liver, true stomach, small intestine section, large intestine section, pancreas, kidney, bladder, and fore stomach. These organs were submitted under affidavit as being from a slaughtered dairy cow having free choice access to fossil shell flour for approximately five years." The University of Arkansas did a study to determine whether the addition of diatomaceous earth was harmful to chickens. Their conclusion: "It posed no threat." Perma-Guard Fossil Shell Flour/D-10 MSDS in .pdf format (12K) Analysis of Fossil Shell Flour Aluminum (Al) % 0.65 Boron (B) 0.0023 Calcium (Ca) 0.40 % CaO (calculated from %Ca) 0.55 Copper (Cu) 0.0019 Iron (Fe) 0.72 Magnesium (Mg) 0.21 %MgO (calculated from %Mg) 0.34 Manganese (Mn) 0.0052 Phosphorus  (as P205) 0.037 Potassium (K) 0.16 Sodium (Na) 0.26 Strontium (Sr) ppm 59.9 Sulfate Sulfur (S) 0.062 Titanium (Ti) ppm 420 Vanadium (V)ppm 43.8 Zinc (Zn) 0.0022 Chlorides .074% or 740 ppm or .067% or 670 ppm                Click Here for More Perma-Guard Products (Household - Garden and Plant - Pet and Animal - Commercial - Fire Ant) If you would like to see testimonials for specific products, call your local distributor or Fran Tully at 888-949-3570 Please let me know if you see this copyrighted information on any other site. We do prosecute.