Red Alert: Is Norwegian-owned Benchmark gearing up to unleash 'Novichok for insects' (the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid) on salmon farms in Scotland this Summer? @ScottishEPA @marinescotland @WeAreBenchmark @MairiMcAllan @ScotGovRural @ScotGovNetZero @ScotlandSalmon @scotgp pic.twitter.com/GI4eqkBo8M
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 11, 2022
Norwegian-owned Benchmark is desperately trying to promote the global use of the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid – dubbed 'Novichok for insects' – without daring to mention it by name (instead hiding behind its trade name, Ectosan Vet). Here's a press release issued by Benchmark on 23 February 2022:
"I am most proud about being part of the team that achieved the authorisation for Ectosan® Vet" says Jamie Dawson @WeAreBenchmark failing to mention the fact that Ectosan Vet is the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid! https://t.co/j8wqkMlBIp pic.twitter.com/FCuTk7aHdc
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 11, 2022
The deployment of Imidacloprid in Norwegian salmon farming has driven up revenues for Benchmark. Fish Farmer reported (22 February 2022):
Fish Farming Expert reported (22 February 2022):
"Ectosan Vet was developed by @WeAreBenchmark in Scotland but is currently only authorised for use in Norway. Benchmark said it will apply for authorisation in other countries in due course" https://t.co/AESPBqtNkF
Has Benchmark applied in Scotland? @ScottishEPA @marinescotland— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 11, 2022
Data on the use of Imidacloprid on Norwegian salmon farms – along with other toxic chemicals – was published earlier this week (8 March 2022) by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute:
Fish Farming Expert reported (15 December 2021):
Meet the toxic team at Benchmark behind the drive to use the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in salmon pharming:
Meet the filthy rich Norwegian tobacco billionaire @FerdOwner desperate to 'CleanTreat' parasite-infested pharmed salmon with the toxic neonicotinoid insecticide Imidacloprid (BMK08/Ectosan) @WeAreBenchmark https://t.co/ORQS4EAeDS #Salmoney #Salmonopoly https://t.co/u5aJ4cQ1eS pic.twitter.com/2zh6cxBdeg
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) March 18, 2020
Meet 'Ethics Man' (tobacco billionaire Johan Andresen), Chair of Norway's Council on Ethics which polices 'ethical' investment @FerdOwner @Folketrygdfond https://t.co/4P1m3g2CvT
He is a shareholder in salmon farming companies & via @WeAreBenchmark wants to use neonicotinoids! pic.twitter.com/yDq7CeSDvu— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) November 30, 2020
Meet the toxic team behind deploying the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (marketed as Ectosan & BMK08) in salmon pharming. Anyone for pharmed salmon embalmed in 'Novichok for insects'? https://t.co/xCNwzQbQHy @e24 @lageb @FerdOwner @WeAreBenchmark @Seafood_Norway pic.twitter.com/OSGInsEMhC
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 9, 2021
Read more via:
- Benchmark Gears Up for Imidacloprid Use in Norway: "keenly awaited by salmon farmers in Scotland"!
- Vets & Scientists Voice Concerns Vs Imidacloprid Use in Salmon Pharming – Letter published in Veterinary Record
- ASC endorses banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in salmon farming
- "SEPA has not received an application to use Imidacloprid" admits Scottish Government
- Private Eye: "Toxic Relationship"
- Norway Deploys Banned Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid – Scotland, Chile & Canada Next in Firing Line!
- The Ferret: "Watchdog helped pesticide firm avoid freedom of information"
- Toxic Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Collared by Legal Petition in US – are investors in Ectosan Vet/BMK08/D-10 Aquatic Blast feeling hot under the collar?
- Scottish Government backtracks on neonicotinoid use in salmon pharming: "there is no planned imminent approval of Imidacloprid"
- Dirty Secrets Exposed: FOI Disclosure by SEPA on Benchmark's Banned Neonicotinoid Ectosan/BMK08 (Imidacloprid)
- Salmon Pharming's 'Silent Spring' of the Sea
- "New weapon against salmon lice" reports Norwegian media (failing to mention Ectosan is the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid)
- Norway Approves Banned Bee-Killing Neonicotinoid for Use on Norwegian Salmon – Scotland, Chile & Canada Next In Firing Line!
- Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Dogged by Lawsuits, Bans & Deaths – Is Benchmark's BMK08 in the doghouse or will it be unleashed?
- Canadian field trials of the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid on salmon farms?
- Norwegian Environment Agency FOI reply lifts lid on banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid
- Interferencia: "Salmon Farming – Norwegian company seeks to commercialize in Chile a pesticide banned by the EU for being 'very toxic' to aquatic life"
- Anyone for Norwegian Salmon Marinaded in the Banned Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (don't worry it's ASC-approved)?!
- "EU deals potential setback to Benchmark’s rollout of new sea lice treatment"
- Fish Farmer: "MEPs condemn new lice treatment: who's right" "
- "EU setback for novel lice treatment"
- Breaking News: Victory in Europe – Parliament votes against the use of the toxic neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in farmed salmon!
- Fish Farming Expert: "Novel lice treatment threatened by European Parliament vote"
- Wave of European Opposition to Benchmark's Imidacloprid (BMK08) – the tide turns against neonicotinoids in salmon pharming!
- European Opposition to Neonicotinoid Contamination of Farmed Salmon – is BMK08 (Imidacloprid) dead in the water?
- The Guardian: "‘Novichok for insects’ may be approved for Scottish fish farms"
- Who are the toxic team lurking behind Benchmark's BMK08 (Imidacloprid) in Scottish salmon pharming?
- The Ferret: "Bee-killing pesticide treatment for fish farms backed by Scottish Government"
- Cleaning Tox-Sick Scottish Salmon – Benchmark's magic trick making the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid disappear!
- Rumsfeldian Fish Philosophy – Things We Know We Know, Things We Now Know We Don't Know & Things We Don't Know We Don't Know About 'Scottish' Salmon!
- SEPA ordered by Commissioner to Disclose 'Commercially Confidential' Information on CleanTreat & BMK08 (Imidacloprid) by 7 June
- Warning: Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid Use in Salmon Farming "Clears Another Hurdle" With European MRL
- Warning: Imidacloprid Moves A Step Closer to Commercial Use in Salmon Farming
- Nasty Neonicotinoid Plagues Salmon Farming in 2021
- Toxic Neonicotinoid "Close to Commercial Launch" in Salmon Farming!
- New Science Dogs Approval of Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid for Scottish Salmon!
- Imidacloprid Use in Scottish Salmon Farming?
- Secret Salmon – On the Trail of Imidacloprid Use in Scotland!
- British Wildlife: "Neonics in Salmon Farming – Alarm Bells Are Ringing"
- Caveat Chile – toxic neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (BMK08) coming soon!
- Toxic Politics – Meet the Scottish Government's Minister for Sinister Chemicals
- Imidacloprid Licensed for Use by Mowi in Loch Ailort?
- Further Scientific Opposition to Imidacloprid Use in Salmon Farming
- Patent lifts lid on neonicotinoid use in salmon farming
- Horrible History: Imidacloprid Use in Salmon Farming
- Scientific Opposition to Neonicotinoid Use in Salmon Farming
- Backgrounder: "Imidacloprid – A Neonicotinoid Insecticide Toxic to Aquatic Life"
- BBC Farming Today on "Neonicotinoids in Salmon Farming"
- Sunday Times: "Outlawed insecticide may be used on Scottish salmon"
- FOI letter on Scientific Concerns re. Imidacloprid Use in Scottish Salmon Farming
- Scottish Greens "Deeply Concerned" at Mowi's Field Trial of Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in Loch Ailort
- Letter to the Prince of Wales re. bee-killing Imidacloprid use at royal warrant holder Mowi
- Secret Trials: 'Royal' Salmon Doused with Bee-Killing Insecticide Imidacloprid?
- Follow the Salmoney – the Norwegian tobacco billionaire behind the Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid
- ENDS Report: "Calls for greater transparency over ‘toxic’ new fish farm product"
- Letter to SEPA: Please Come Clean on Imidacloprid!
- Letter to Scottish Ministers, SEPA & the VMD re. Imidacloprid
- FOI requests on Imidacloprid to SEPA, VMD & the Scottish Government
- Revealed: Toxic Neonicotinoid Insecticide Used to 'CleanTreat' Lousy Salmon
- Please Come Clean on BMK08!
- Sunday Times: "Official fears revealed over toxic threat of salmon trade"
- Cleaning Tox-Sick Scottish Salmon
- CleanTreat FOI Disclosures by the Scottish Government to Scottish Salmon Watch
- Media Backgrounder: Chemically Embalmed Scottish Salmon
- All is Not Well With Sick Scottish Salmon
Imidacloprid – the bee-killing chemical dubbed "Novichok for insects" – is "keenly awaited by salmon farmers in Scotland"! https://t.co/YAt9VvUo8m
When will the banned neonicotinoid be used on salmon farms? @scotgov @marinescotland @ScottishEPA @salmon_scottish @ScotlandSalmon pic.twitter.com/C3vZgCPh3t— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) December 16, 2021
Anyone for Norwegian Salmon Marindaded in Banned Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (don't worry it's ASC-approved)?! https://t.co/fn6TWu9qo4#BMK08 #Ectosan #D10AquaticBlast @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @ASC_aqua
Is toxic Norwegian salmon reaching consumers? @seafoodnorway @REMA1000 pic.twitter.com/BpytMop4U2— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) June 17, 2021