Martin wrote:
On 02/06/10 12:03, Martin Brown wrote:
On 02/06/2010 10:47, wrote:
Now that we can't get Sodium Chlorate what's the best (as in
reasonably cheap + effective) alternative?

You should probably have done a last time buy. You are not supposed
to use it any more though since ISTR 10/5/2010. Not sure why the EU
banned it - probably some halfwitted jobsworth interfering again.

Maybe you should use google to find the reasons before going off at
half cock?

The reasons are given here

http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.c...l.htm#sodchlor

"In July 2008 the European Commission Pesticides Review Standing Committee
voted not to include Sodium Chlorate in Annex 1 of the approved pesticides
list and given a last date of sale on 30th September 2009. It cannot be used
after 10th May 2010 and any excess disposed of in the approved manner on
that date; not down the drain."

Note, they "voted". Whenever an expert committee has to vote, it's in the
realm of opinion, not science. See also the Bank Of England committee voting
on whether to raise interest rates or not, etc.

So yep, interfering half-witted jobsworths, as usual. It's the basic problem
with having standing committees. They have to keep doing things, or make
themselves redundant. The one thing they'll never vote for is their own
dissolution. As a result, the world will never be safe enough, clean enough,
green enough or regulated enough.


Ian