‘Novichok for insects’ may be approved for Scottish fish farms https://t.co/OzouYaXCEk @guardian @karenmcveigh1 @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @FerretScot @DaveGoulson @GraceOSllvn @europeangreens @ZoeZebedee @markruskell @vmdgovuk @marinescotland @EMA_News @PAN_UK @GreenerScotland
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021
The Guardian reported (27 May 2021):
Read article in full online here
"It’s like the wild west" said @DaveGoulson "These chemicals are incredibly poisonous – the novichok for insects. It takes a billionth of a gram to harm aquatic life, so even tiny traces would have major impacts on marine life" @guardian @WeAreBenchmark https://t.co/OzouYaXCEk
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021
Don Staniford who obtained the emails via FOI said: “The Scottish government are paving the way for this toxic chemical to be used even before the environmental risk assessments are published"https://t.co/OzouYaXCEk @marinescotland @ScottishEPA @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @scotgp
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021
Are @scotgov so entwined with the toxic #salmon industry that they're prepared to sanction poisoning the sea with a banned insecticide for billionaires' profits?
This has to stop, @ScotGovFM; and stop now.https://t.co/qPKPleqsqK— Russ Cheshire #ThreePointFivePercent 🇪🇺 💙 (@RussCheshire) May 27, 2021
RT News reported (27 May 2021):
‘Incredibly poisonous’ pesticide banned by EU may receive approval for use in Scottish salmon farms @RT_com @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @DaveGoulson @marinescotland @MairiMcAllan @MairiGougeon @europeangreens @markruskell @SSPOsays https://t.co/0L0zRX36It #BMK08 #Imidacloprid
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021
The Independent reported (27 May 2021):
‘Novichok for insects’ may be approved for Scottish fish farms @Independent @WeAreBenchmark @FerdOwner @marinescotland @DaveGoulson @FerretScot @ScottishEPA @scotgp @europeangreens @SSPOsays https://t.co/5YYRbGaw3r
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 28, 2021
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Will the public be able to view environmental risk assessment data on Imidacloprid (BMK08) on the Dark Web before it is approved for use in salmon farming in Scotland? @ScottishEPA @FOIScotland pic.twitter.com/ii4K4i0al5
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) April 18, 2021
When did SEPA know that BMK08 was the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid? @TerryAHearn @ScottishEPA You've met with @WeAreBenchmark at least five times since 2018 – when were you notified? Did you first read about it in @FerretScot on 17 March 2020? Did @FergusEwingSNP brief you? https://t.co/Vb3irgTVjE
— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021
When did the Scottish Government first know that BMK08/Ectosan was the banned neonicotinoid Imidacloprid? @marinescotland @GreenerScotland
Did @FergusEwingSNP know back in 2018? When did @WeAreBenchmark reveal the toxic truth? @FerdOwner @SSPOsays @ScotlandMowi @scotseafarms https://t.co/Vb3irgTVjE— Don Staniford (@TheGAAIA) May 27, 2021