Ban on creosote use in agriculture to come next year
Article / 18 NOV 2022 Source: www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-41009825.html February 28 is the final date for professional users to use these products for treatment of fencing. The marketing and selling of agricultural/equine fencing that has been treated with the preservative creosote will be banned from next April. Meanwhile, by December 31 this year, stores, merchants, and importers […]
Sale of creosote banned from spring 2023
New regulations concerning the marketing and sale of creosote products and creosote-treated timber are on the horizon, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed. April 30th, 2023, will be the last date for placing on the market and sale of timber treated with creosote, except for railway sleepers and telecommunication poles. Stocks […]
End of the road for creosote as EU bans use in agriculture
No new derogation has been given for the use of creosote as a wood preservative for agricultural use following a decision from EU member states, spelling the end of treatment of fencing posts. No new derogation has been given for the use of creosote as a wood preservative for agricultural use following a decision from […]