Posted By David Scott Funny thing this, I have heard the same just this week but not sure where the report/information came from. As with Geoff, anyone out there know of this?

Posted By Jay Joshi Information from Pesticides Newsletter Issue 58 March 2003 states:- MARKETING & USE DIRECTIVE - CREOSOTE WOOD PRESERVATIVES http://www.hse.gov.uk/hthdir/noframes/pest58.htm#8 As reported in the September and December 2002 Pesticides Newsletters, action is being taken under the 'Marketing and Use Directive' (76/769/EEC) against creosote/coal tar creosote wood preservative products. Approval Holders will have received Notices informing them that advertisement and sale of amateur products containing creoste/coal tar creosote by the Approval Holder or their agents has been revoked. Approval for sale and advertisement of amateur products by people other than the approval holder or their agents will be revoked from 30 April 2003, and the approvals for supply, storage and use of amateur cresote products will be revoked from 30 June 2003. Approval for the advertisement, sale, supply and storage of amateur creosote products for the purposes of disposal only will continue under 30 June 2004. Professional and Industrial uses of creosote are allowed to continue subject to the following restrictions: benzo-a-pyrene levels restricted to less than 0.005%by mass; water extractable phenols at a concentration of less than 3% by mass; products may be placed on the market only in packaging of a capacity equal to or greater than 20 litres; and products may not be sold to consumers. Approval Holders for professional/industrial use products will be receiving Notices to this effect in the next few weeks. The DTI, who are the lead department for this area, will be implementing further legislation to restrict the use of creosote treated wood. For further information on the Marketing and Use directive and creosote, please contact David Jenkinson at the DTI on 020 7215 0366, for further information on the revocation of COPR amateur uses, please contact Irene O'Neill at HSE on 0151 951 4054.