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Myth Bust: 皇冠体育app Independent claims that Ministers refuse to ban deadly bird poison

皇冠体育app myth: An article in 皇冠体育app Independent claimed that Environment Minister Richard Benyon has 鈥榬efused to ban deadly bird poison鈥�. 皇冠体育app truth鈥�

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
18 October 2012
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

皇冠体育app myth: An article in 皇冠体育app Independent claimed that Environment Minister Richard Benyon has 鈥榬efused to ban deadly bird poison鈥�.

皇冠体育app truth: This substance is not approved for use in the UK and the story is wrong. 皇冠体育app substance in question, carbofuran, had its approval for use revoked several years ago and it is therefore illegal to advertise, sell, supply, store or use it or any other substances that have had their approval similarly revoked. To claim that the Environment Minister has refused to ban it is factually wrong.

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Published 18 October 2012