Yesterday I visited Tamarak outdoors and got chatting with the guy there about water purification. He was saying that it was now against the law to sell iodine based systems for water purification :yikes:, which I was extremely shocked and surprised to hear.
I hadn't heard anything about this before and was somewhat scepitcal so I decieded t investigate further.
As far as I can tell its not against the law but is on a list of chemicals not being supported under the EU Biocides Directive. List available to download here.
But fear not! Tincture of iodine is still available to buy over the counter at most chemists, who sell it as an antiseptic. The ban is only on Iodine for human consumption. This is where I get mine anyway as its the same stuff branded for water purification but at a fraction of the price.
I am aware of a few retailers which post on here so to them I would advise contacting Thornton and Ross and stocking the 25ml bottles of Iodine tincture as an antiseptic, leaving it up to the final user as to the application.
If anyone else has any more information I'd be interested to hear.
I hadn't heard anything about this before and was somewhat scepitcal so I decieded t investigate further.
As far as I can tell its not against the law but is on a list of chemicals not being supported under the EU Biocides Directive. List available to download here.
But fear not! Tincture of iodine is still available to buy over the counter at most chemists, who sell it as an antiseptic. The ban is only on Iodine for human consumption. This is where I get mine anyway as its the same stuff branded for water purification but at a fraction of the price.
I am aware of a few retailers which post on here so to them I would advise contacting Thornton and Ross and stocking the 25ml bottles of Iodine tincture as an antiseptic, leaving it up to the final user as to the application.
If anyone else has any more information I'd be interested to hear.