Wrong Information:DEVIN

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I had to come under another address as my original posting address is not

going through. Devin had clearly given wrong information about CTI's Algae

and found and old sabatoge site to misinform the forum. I had never been

asked privately to address any misinformation so I will give the information

here. The following are the actual tests conducted on Each batch of Algae by

Celltech. 1. Bacterial analysis for E. Coli,coliform,aerobic count and yeast.

(40 to 50 times per batch)2.Heavy metals assay for lead,cadmium and mercury

3.Pesticide assay for all pesticides (5 times every harvest) 4. Toxicology

analysis; A.enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for microcustin (every

batch) b. protein Phosphatase 2A Inhibition Assay for microcystin (every

batch)c. anticholinesterase assay for anatoxin-a d. bioassay;foranatoxin-a

and saxitoxin e. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for saxitoxins

to corroborate bioassay as needed (every batch)F. High performance liquid

Chromatography (HPLC) for pigment analysis to measure the quality of

chlorophyll by looking for the level of chlorophyll break-down products. FOUR

different independant labs conduct the testing for CellTech, including the

university labs of two of the leading algal toxicologists in the country. Dr.

PHD, a senior scientist at woods Hole oceanographic

Institute, and Dr. Wayne Carmichael,PHD, a professor of aquatic biology at

State University.They both are quoted in a magazine article not only

saying this algae is free of ANY algal toxins and are so confident in the

product they take it themselves. One of the DAN Doctor's " right hand man " has

been taking cellTech products for 10 years.(confirmed fact by me from direct

communication)Not only does distribution go internationally but also to

CANADA. You can always tell a pretty good product if accepted by Canada as

their laws are much stricter than the USA. However the Algaculture standards

are met here, they are certified organic, and the equipment used for testing

is FDA approved. I never have seen another whole food product that goes

through vigorous testing as this one does.In fact THE OPTIMAL HEALTH JOURNAL

is a prestigious publication that reports on the latest breakthroughs in

nutritional research. Published Article August 1998 was research from McGill

University,Boston University,The University of New Mexico,The Royal

Memorial Hospital in Montreal, The research Institiute of Oncology in

Belarus, Russia along with 35 additional scientific and medical references.

CellTech's algae is commonly used in Scientific research, because the

researchers ,including Oregon State university is aware of the Quality

Assurance. Woodson Tenent Labs back in 1983 looked at the nine amino acid and

compared them to the optimal profile set by the FOOD and Nutrition Council

1980. They compared the activated fatty acid and found the composition very

similiar to Breast milk. What makes logical sense that if a program has been

so successful with so many people including the autistic community, then

obviously it cant be toxic. If Canada had difficulty with these products, It

would not be accepted to distribute there, and on top of that I have a group

of Canadians including An MD. on my nutritional research project. What I dont

understand, is why I have still not received respect with my knowledge and

experience to INQUIRE on allegations if personell here have a lack of

expertise in this area. I understand the originator of this site promotes his

product, but Im Not downing the Enzyme product at all.. In fact I dont have

any information on its components at all. I have no idea what additives are

there and what quality assurance testing it goes through. I dont know if it

is distributed in Canada. All I say, is CTI's program is a great addition to

" other " enzymes, because our children need more then just enzymes, we all

do. I hope my original e-mail can once again get through on this message

board, and we all work together to give parents options to make informed

decisions. Devin, I sent your post to the Public relations department at

CellTech. They are so wonderful. They are more than happy to send you the

needed information to educate you on who they are and what they are all

about. And Just to clarify, The Oregon and Herald News No.19,849 has the

Toxic algae in Diamond Lake and Not Lake Klamath. and the algae is ANABAENA

flos-aquae NOT APHANIZOMENON flos-aquae..Sincerely Joni M. RN