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Where to buy DE in Sydney, Australia?
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viking
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue May 31 2011 3:20:22
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Hi all,
Does anyone know where to buy DE in Sydney, Australia? Info for a real store or an on-line source is equally good. I want to get DE for preventive purposes. Many thanks, -
oldtimer
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Tue May 31 2011 6:48:34
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Hi,
Sorry to inform you but DE is not approved for use in AU at present. I know someone is working on this but at this stage its not available.
David Cain
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Tue May 31 2011 10:52:14
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Wow-- thanks, David.
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Tue May 31 2011 11:04:42
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Hi,
I do know the man who is trying to fix the situation but like all things it takes time.
David
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cilecto
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Tue May 31 2011 12:23:32
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Is it that DE is not "legal" for use against BB in AU? Or that it can't be purchased at all? It is, after all, used for many other purposes around the world.
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Tue May 31 2011 12:37:11
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Hi,
It can not be used as a pest control agent in AU. It is not legally allowed to be used.
In many countries the legislation is on the claims of the chemical and not the ingredients so exceptions for natural products are no longer valid. The EU legislation for this is the Biocides directive. If you claim a product kills something (pest, viral or bacterial) you must support full data to illustrate this and to show all the toxicity data of the products.
It should have helped protect the consumer but I am not sure the legislative powers are enforced enough at the consumer level.
David
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viking
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Wed Jun 1 2011 2:04:45
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Hi,
Wow, thanks for the info. So buying DE, even for other purposes such as gardening use, is not legally allowed in Australia? I understand professional pest control companies are not allowed to apply DE, but individual consumers should be able to get DE, is that correct? -
oldtimer
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Wed Jun 1 2011 5:10:13
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Hi Viking,
I am not sure if there is an alternative use for it in AU so it may actually not be available full stop. We would have to have someone on the ground over there search for it.
I am also worried that some of the other use DE (such as pool use) is not the same formulation and as others have reported issues can occur with some of these products so they are best avoided.
David
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Wed Jun 1 2011 9:58:43
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Yes -- absolutely do not use pool DE. Very dangerous.
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oldtimer
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Mon Jun 6 2011 10:37:03
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Hi,
I have an update on this one. I had a Skype chat with the person in Australia this morning who has confirmed that the product has passed regulation and should go on sale in the next few months.
I appreciate that this may not be soon enough to help the OP but its good news in general.
I will be having a conf call tomorrow to talk in more detail about what recommendations and support will follow with the product for this market.
David
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