Posted: 7/26/2011 6:18:49 AM EDT
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Found some Morton pool salt at wally world in 40# bags, it says no additives. Am I safe in assuming there really are no additives?
I need to increase my salt stash... BTW: There is no contents label, |
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Thanks for the link, I called and they told me it was infact pure salt with no additives....$6 for a 40# bag at wally world ETA: I ask if it was fit for human consumption, she said she wouldn't, I ask why, she didn't have an answer other than she had never been ask that before. Go figure... 
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Thanks for the link, I called and they told me it was infact pure salt with no additives....$6 for a 40# bag at wally world ETA: I ask if it was fit for human consumption, she said she wouldn't, I ask why, she didn't have an answer other than she had never been ask that before. Go figure... There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. |
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Thanks for the link, I called and they told me it was infact pure salt with no additives....$6 for a 40# bag at wally world ETA: I ask if it was fit for human consumption, she said she wouldn't, I ask why, she didn't have an answer other than she had never been ask that before. Go figure... There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. I'll send them an e mail and see what I can get.. Thanks ETA: just sen them an e mail requesting the MSDS....I'll post it if I get one |
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Quoted: ~$6 for a 50# salt block at most farm supply stores. $6 for a 40# bag at wally world  Had a gal I used to work with who salted EVERYTHING prior to tasting it. So I brought in a 50# salt block and put it on the lunch table for her. She said "You can't eat that, it's for animals". So I took out my pocket knife, scraped off a bit onto my meal and ate it. She was  I was  |
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IIRC, the main differences between "table" salt and non-table salt are the cleanliness of the product and additives. Obviously table salt is often iodized and is very clean. Rock salt is very dirty, hence the non-white coloration. The animal salt blocks are probably halfway in-between. Salt is VERY cheap. Is it worth it to save a couple bucks on 50# of salt? |
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~$6 for a 50# salt block at most farm supply stores. $6 for a 40# bag at wally world
Had a gal I used to work with who salted EVERYTHING prior to tasting it. So I brought in a 50# salt block and put it on the lunch table for her. She said "You can't eat that, it's for animals". So I took out my pocket knife, scraped off a bit onto my meal and ate it. She was I was
Advantage: easily stackable. Disadvantage: a little hard on your teeth.
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When stuff is made for pools it does not have to be made with food grade equipment or stored in food grade materials. I consider salt a simple item but I tend to buy the bags of table salt and stick the salt into something I want to store it in after that. I know the salt was processed and kept clean and the bag it went into was kept clean. And clean is relative of course, there are acceptable levels of bugs and what not that can be found in food. I would expect there are higher levels of bugs or other stuff that might be in the pool salt. One thing I would worry about the most is chemicals from running other powders and stuff on the same line the salt was bagged on. Contamination is a major concern with food grade stuff. Depends on how much someone wants to worry about it. |
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Thanks for the link, I called and they told me it was infact pure salt with no additives....$6 for a 40# bag at wally world ETA: I ask if it was fit for human consumption, she said she wouldn't, I ask why, she didn't have an answer other than she had never been ask that before. Go figure... There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. Salt, being for human consumption, I think is regulated by the FDA and not OSHA, which oversees MSDSs. Salt for ingestion is specifically exempt from MSDS requirements. You might find one for the salt used on roads or industrial processes, but it would address flammability, toxicity, reactivity, etc., but not additives designed for human consumption. Thanks for trying to help him, though. |
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upper half of the MSDS Morton sent me:
Chemical Name: Sodium Chloride Common Name: Salt CAS Number: 7647-14-5 Chemical Formula: NaCl Product Name: Pool Salt 2. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Formula CAS # % Sodium Chloride NaCl 7647-14-5 100* *Including small quantities of naturally occurring moisture and calcium/magnesium salts Looks like it is just Salt....
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There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. Salt, being for human consumption, I think is regulated by the FDA and not OSHA, which oversees MSDSs. Salt for ingestion is specifically exempt from MSDS requirements. You might find one for the salt used on roads or industrial processes, but it would address flammability, toxicity, reactivity, etc., but not additives designed for human consumption. Thanks for trying to help him, though. The salt the OP is asking about is not sold for human consumption. |
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There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. Salt, being for human consumption, I think is regulated by the FDA and not OSHA, which oversees MSDSs. Salt for ingestion is specifically exempt from MSDS requirements. You might find one for the salt used on roads or industrial processes, but it would address flammability, toxicity, reactivity, etc., but not additives designed for human consumption. Thanks for trying to help him, though. The salt the OP is asking about is not sold for human consumption. MSDS posted, ok guys I say it is just salt and ok for human consumption....what say you? |
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MSDS posted, ok guys I say it is just salt and ok for human consumption....what say you? You'll get more composition data from a CoA, if one is available. I don't think natural halite (rock salt) is known to commonly be contaminated with anything very nasty (like arsenic, heavy metals, etc.) There could be fluoride contamination (as NaF, CaF, KF, etc.), though fluoride salts aren't very toxic. It would take a large amount of NaF to be toxic, and it's the worst of the three. It's probably ok to use, but I'll stick with regular Morton's iodized table salt. |
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And for about $10 you can buy 50 lbs that is food quality, iodized or not. Why not go that way? It's not like you're buying tons at a time.[div] This. I would just buy a few big bags at Sams Club, then you don't need a poll. Salt is way cheap. You are not really saving any cash. -and- it avoids the "But baby, I saved $5.00 by buying pool salt and some guys on the internet say it's fine to eat........" 
This reminds me of the "Can I use water softner salt?' threads. |
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I live in a little podunk area , it is about 55 miles to sams and I don't have a membership and all I need is salt so it won't pay to travel and buy a membership for $24 worth of salt... but thanks Sorry. You didn't mention in the OP that this was your only available source for a big bag of salt. We live in an unincorporated township - pop. <100. We have a gas station (closes at 10pm) and a post office.
To us, it's worth the 45min drive to Sams Club - living out here, we buy in bulk. Our local grocery store and walmart also carry 25lb. bags of morton salt. Especially this time of year when there is lots of canning going on. FWIW - I voted that the pool salt is fine to eat. By the same token, I would also use plain water softner salt - if there was nothing else available. |
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I live in a little podunk area , it is about 55 miles to sams and I don't have a membership and all I need is salt so it won't pay to travel and buy a membership for $24 worth of salt... but thanks Sorry. You didn't mention in the OP that this was your only available source for a big bag of salt. We live in an unincorporated township - pop. <100. We have a gas station and a post office.
To us, it's worth the 45min drive to Sams Club - living out here, we buy in bulk. Our local grocery store and walmart also carry 25lb. bags of morton salt. Especially this time of year when there is lots of canning going on. FWIW - I voted that the pool salt is fine to eat. By the same token, I would also use plain water softner salt if there was nothing else available. I checked for the "bags" of table salt at WW but like I said this is a podunk area and even wally world having a grocery section they don't have shit in the way of bulk...sucks to live here.... 
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I work in the salt production industry, pool salt, while being salt, is not produced in a manner that is considered "food grade". On the bright side salt does not support bacteria etc....just not sure what else might be in the bag with "pool salt", non food grade production is not as clean and controled. It is just not as sanitary as table salt, thus the warning "not for human consumption"
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I think I would go with the food grade while preping.
In a situation where food grade was unavailable the pool salt would be fine.. People have been consuming salt for thousands of years and most of the time I'm betting the conditions under witch it was gathered, stored and transported were much worse than those used in the production of pool salt and others. Something to think about when storing salt for serious emergency's is that it has many uses. Some require that it not have additives like iodine when your going to use it for storage of meat, etc.. |
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There should be a general MSDS for that product somewhere, and I'd bet they keep CoA (Certificate of Analysis) for each batch or lot. See if they can provide you with those. The CoA will require that you know the batch and/or lot number. MSDS will not. Salt, being for human consumption, I think is regulated by the FDA and not OSHA, which oversees MSDSs. Salt for ingestion is specifically exempt from MSDS requirements. You might find one for the salt used on roads or industrial processes, but it would address flammability, toxicity, reactivity, etc., but not additives designed for human consumption. Thanks for trying to help him, though. The salt the OP is asking about is not sold for human consumption. MSDS posted, ok guys I say it is just salt and ok for human consumption....what say you? I'd say you'll sooner die from eating 50 pounds of salt than whatever else it may be contaminated with.
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