Norway approves 'Novichok for insects' (the banned bee-killing neonicotinoid Imidacloprid) on Norwegian salmon – Scotland, Chile & Canada next in the firing line! https://t.co/fsI2k6lTpr Bee very scared! @WeAreBenchmark @ScottishEPA @marinescotland @FerdOwner @MairiGougeon pic.twitter.com/B8nfKcWbCR
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 3, 2021
Be very very scared. The bee-killing neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (banned for use in terrestrial agriculture in Europe in 2018 – a ban upheld after an appeal by Bayer in May 2021) has been approved for use on Norwegian farmed salmon. Proactive Investors reported (2 July 2021):
Fish Farming Expert reported (2 July 2021):
Fish Farmer reported (2 July 2021):
Intrafish reported (5 July 2021):
So why are Norwegian salmon farmers using the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid (dubbed 'Novichok for insects') in such rich waters? @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @fiskeridir @NFdep
Boycott toxic salmon from Norway! https://t.co/mnZ5UuGHCn— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 5, 2021
Benchmark’s new sea lice chemical – the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid dubbed 'Novichok for insects' – OK'd by Norwegian Medicines Agency https://t.co/uciJIKRSt7 @WeAreBenchmark @DW_intrafish @IntraFishNorge @FerdOwner @miljodir @fiskeridir @NFdep pic.twitter.com/Ik2JTkL54d
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) July 5, 2021
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- New Science Dogs Approval of Neonicotinoid Imidacloprid for Scottish Salmon!
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- Secret Salmon – On the Trail of Imidacloprid Use in Scotland!
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- 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
Meet the toxic team behind the use of the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid in Scottish salmon pharming! https://t.co/AvF9wXoiNh @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @marinescotland @ScottishEPA @MairiMcAllan @MairiGougeon @GreenerScotland #Imidacloprid #BMK08 #Neonicotinoid #SEPA #Toxic pic.twitter.com/pH4c2aAZre
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 21, 2021