Old Zinc/Galv. Extractor

[RogueDrone]

hy,
I was given one of these last night. All in working order . So now the question I know zince is not used for food prep any more so is there any paint / enamel I can coat the tank with or is it just get rid?

 

[Hebeegeebee]

My view is to get rid!

 

[jasonahood]

Big no no according to this:

http://www.foodsafetysite.com/educators/competencies/general/hazards/chem1.html

 

[Flatters]

I've worked in the food industry and my view with that experience is scrap it.

 

[Steve Dyer]

I've worked in the food industry and my view with that experience is scrap it.

Or put it on Fleabay. There are many people who use this sort of thing for garden ornaments or are collectors - it depends how good it looks but I bet someone will pay you something for it.

 

[jimbeekeeper]

hy,
So now the question I know zince is not used for food prep any more

For your own use you can use what ever you want!!! Those regs are for commercial /sales.

BUT for my own piece of mind I would bin it...not even worth messing about power coating or other such "robust" coatings.


Best bet is as Steve says and stick it on flee bay. If you can get £15 for a tube of dead bees, you can get a few pounds for this as a Vintage Item.

 

[viridens]

If the mechanical parts are working ok and the cages are plastic coated and in reasonable condition, they can be grafted into a suitable plastic drum, you will need to fix a short length of plastic tube in the base as a the bottom 'bearing'. I have converted 2 of these in recent years.

P.S. As stated, perfectly fine for home use.
I have never seen a proper study showing any risk from the zinc in the relatively brief time that it is in contact with the honey - many even take zinc supplement pills...
It could be that you are at more risk from what Mr farmer sprays on his fields as brought back by your bees.

 

[oliver90owner]

You could get the whole lot grit blasted and then powder coated. Probably cost a great deal more than geting a decent food grade extractor in the first place. Might last and might not, as food grade.

Home consumption is one thing, sales (or supply to others, even if free) is another.

You would likely be perfectly safe with a properly cleaned and used galvanised spinner as long as you use it and clean it immediately afterwards. But you may not. Certainly not good if honey is in contact with it for an extended period. Bees don't harvest a lot of zinc in honey, so traces can easily be spotted in honey, by modern analytical techniques.

A lot of these also don't have such good drive trains either - oily, metallic grinding, etc.

Your choice what to do with it but it is likely past it's use-by date.

RAB

 

[jimbeekeeper]

- many even take zinc supplement pills...
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Thats a very good point! LOL

Modern lives, we dont want natural things so we PAY good money to get them in a "clean" way.

And then things are also TOO clean, so people have very poor immune systems, and get a cold or flue at the drop of a hat.

 

[RogueDrone]

Thanks for replies will look at cost of suitable bucket if not it will be that well know www.salesite good thinking "vintage" must put £50 on price LoL

 

[DorsetB]

I had one of these for years - sold it last year on eb*y, got over £60 for it, and yes described it as "vintage"!