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Message: [QUOTE="Waterbug, post: 186291, member: 2322"] I'd call melamine a filler, but don't know if that's the proper term. Used to boost crude protein without adding useable protein. Just taking up space. There's been a pretty big push by one party to scale back funding for FDA and other other food safety measures. Their logic is that food is pretty safe now so it isn't needed any more. I think it might have more to do with increasing profit margins for businesses. For sure businesses aren't lobbing to keep food safety measures. So someday there might not be any fine print to read, just like in China. Better for business though. I would call Plecocaine a kind of basic all a round food. Some kinds of fish need a more specialized diet, but Koi would eat all those foods. Just needs to be able to fit into their mouth. The quality of food is where it gets more complicated, and long term health, better immune system. But most Water Gardeners don't really go too far down that path. [/QUOTE]