Methyl Bromide Fumigation
timcon report
We consulted with the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) and the UKWPMMP Advisory Council members last February about the possible phase out of methyl bromide fumigation within the UKWPMMP during 2009.
Following representation from the BPCA, we agreed that fumigation services should be permitted to use their stocks of the fumigant until 18 March 2010. This accords with a notice, issued by the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD), which gave approval for the storage and use by any persons for the fumigant until 18 March 2010 in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/753/EC – Methyl Bromide – professional products.
All UKWPMMP participants are therefore reminded that fumigation services will cease to be able to use methyl bromide within the UKWPMMP with effect from Friday 19th March 2010 and no further fumigation treatments will be permitted within the Programme on or after this date.
UKWPMMP participants who have methyl bromide treated timber material or manufactured articles of wood packaging material in stock after the fumigant withdrawal date will, however, be permitted to use up these stocks and mark the products with the treatment code ‘MB’ accordingly.
Source of the above: Timcon website dated 10 Feb 2010
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