Soldier Fly Larvae illegal, raised on human waste?

[U_Stormcrow]

Post 13.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Post 13.

Thank you.

 

[FrostRanger]

The TLDR for those interested is that no larvae intended for sale in the us is raised on excrement, so if that concerns you, don't worry

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What does TLDR mean, please?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

TL;DR - "Too Long; Didn't Read"

 

[BigBlueHen53]

TL;DR - "Too Long; Didn't Read"

Thanks, Storm.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Thanks, Storm.

As Frost used it, its meant to be helpful, essentially "here's a brief summary"

Sometimes, the kind folks on the internet will respond to a long post with "tl;dr" and nothing else. Its generally considered rude to do so, and is often meant as a sort of "put down" for reasons I honestly don't understand.

But I am almost infamous for "wall of text"-type posts, and have seen more than a few "tl;dr" responses over the years.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

So the next question for some of you ladies is how many scoops does it take to get BSFL back out of the trash? Lolol

 

[SourRoses]

Its generally considered rude to do so, and is often meant as a sort of "put down" for reasons I honestly don't understand.

But I am almost infamous for "wall of text"-type posts, and have seen more than a few "tl;dr" responses over the years.

Their reasons are that they don't like reading, despite turning to a written platform for information and socializing.

I don't think you do any walls of text (originally referring to lack of paragraphs). And you do have some talent for brevity.
I, on the other hand, do not. My brain won't condense anything. So I've definitely had some experience with the tl;dr people. On forums infested with them, I had some success putting a tl;dr at the bottom with a short summary, like "Nope."

 

[SourRoses]

I admit, I was not reassured by post #13.
They did not say that insects are not grown on human waste, but that:

Evidently, human manure is used after undergoing treatment here in the US, unlike in some other countries, where "this practice is often carried out in an unregulated and unsafe manner in developing countries." World Health Organization.
In the US, the Sierra Club has voices these concerns, even about post-treatment human waste:
“Urban sludges are a highly complex, unpredictable biologically active mixture of organic material and human pathogens, some of which are resistant to antibiotics or cannot be destroyed through composting sludge can contain thousands of industrial chemicals, including dozens of carcinogens, hormone disrupting chemicals, toxic metals, dioxins, radionuclides and other persistent bioaccumulative poisons,” warns the Sierra Club. In 2009, an EPA survey of biosolids produced by 74 randomly selected treatment plants found traces of pharmaceuticals, steroids, flame retardants and chemicals in their samples,..."
But like you, I have wondered how likely dangerous pathogens can to survive the trip between the dried worm, through the chicken, into the frying pan, and my breakfast eggs?

All of the documentation has to be checked and verified by the FDA, US CBP, and USDA, along with physical inspections and checks that are also carried out on a regular basis. We also test for MDV, AIV, and IBV.

So, "treatment" and "inspections" is the answer we are supposed to accept as final, safe, and reassuring.

Like a lot of people, I don't drink tap water. It's been treated, sure. I'm sure that works some of the time. But does it work all of the time? How do you know when you fill up a glass that some trace of sewage hasn't gotten through?
As gross as all that is... the urine concerns me almost as much. I've yet to hear of a filter material that can remove every pharmaceutical administered to humans.
In that case, distillation would be the only surefire method.