Kemin Grain Treatment Program
Preventing the loss of grain quality due to mites and molds during the storage of grains, cereals, oilseed, and pulse crops is easier, safer and less expensive than any remedial or curative program to improve spoiled grain. The goal of effective grain storage is to avoid quality losses from the time the grain storage is to avoid quality losses from the time the grain is stored until the time it is used. For this purpose, it is crucial to keep mold contamination of grains as low as possible.
A practical and widely used method to control mold in stored grain is through the Grain Treatment Program (GTP) from Kemin Industries, Inc., a private corporation headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa (USA) and founded in 1961. This Program has been developed by Kemin for the safe storage and management of cereals, oilseeds, and pulses used in animal feeds.
The GTP will contribute to the production of a safe, wholesome food supply for the consumer worldwide.
CONSUMER’S SAFETY FIRST
The safe storage methods that the GTP promotes are based on sound management practices and expert knowledge of molds and mites. The GTP is an essential tool to deal with feed hygiene and food safety issues. The GTP puts the consumer’s safety first, and is a valuable example that when industry and Kemin cooperate, important problems can be solved.
Preventive measures to maintain good grain quality during harvesting and storage are clearly necessary. The major hazards in grain can only be controlled by strict application of Good Storage Practices (GSP) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans. The GTP paves the way for implementing efficient GSP systems as well as new regulatory requirements.
HOW TO CONTROL MOLDS AND MITES
Good Storage Practices include the use of a mold inhibitor such as Myco Curb, which controls mold and mites. The GTP with Myco Curb should be used to treat storage facilities and grain; it plays a useful role in GSP.
The application of Myco Curb is a well established practice in grain treatment. Myco Curb is a very effective mold inhibitor that preserves grains from mold and mite contamination. Stabilization of grains with Myco Curb secures optimal value in the grains and provides a natural insurance system.
Myco Curb has been specifically developed by Kemin to give optimum results in grain storage. Myco Curb contains several ingredients (65% propionic acid blended with sorbic and benzoic acids) which act synergistically to give a powerful mold-inhibiting activity.
USER FRIENDLY
With a pH close to neutral (the pH for pure water at 25°C is close to 7.0), Myco Curb is very user friendly. It is safe for workers and users as it is much less dangerous to handle, classified as an irritant non-corrosive product, and less volatile than free acids.
The efficacy of the Kemin GTP does not depend solely upon the composition and mode action of a mold inhibitor. It also requires essential services: the Product Application Engineering, the Laboratory Analysis Reports, and the Technical Field Support. These Kemin services will give suitable advice on each relevant topic to ensure that an optimum GTP is implemented and maintained efficiently.
ADVANTAGES
The use of Myco Curb in the Kemin GTP for grain storage ensures grain hygiene and safety and prevents contamination in a very effective way.
The GTP makes a fundamental contribution to feed hygiene, for Myco Curb suppresses the growth of mold and thus, restricts the potential production of mycotoxins. The number of molds and mites is drastically reduced.
The GTP contributes significantly to the success of GSP, minimizing the risk of grain deterioration and adjusting the protection in accordance with the risk factors.
The GTP provides traders and farmers with an economic alternative processing solution at harvest for cereals, oilseeds, and pulses. It is possible to harvest the grain at the optimum ripening time, giving more flexibility during harvesting.
The treated grain stores safely and has an extended shelf life after further processing. If the cereal is rolled, the appearance is ideal and robust for coarse mix diets.
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