New Zealand retailers were asked to remove all
mothballs from shelves.
He expressed alarm that the
mothballs which are used when storing clothes to repel moths, silverfish, and other insects are still widely available in the country despite health concerns in other European countries.
While establishing a correlation between exposure to pesticides and disease does not prove that the pesticides caused disease, it does add detail to the growing picture of pesticide-caused hematologic toxicity, and suggests a need for further study of
mothballs in particular.
But with the protection offered by Section 201 tariffs and subsequent pricing improvements for steel products, some of these
mothballed facilities have received new attention.
Holding his nose, he says: ``They are just
mothballs that were marketed in Beatle wrapping - not
mothballs used by the actual Beatles for their suits.
But it has less to celebrate than we have--its past is dusty, its present is largely in
mothballs, and its future, though brightening, is still shrouded in mist.
Eleven people were taken to hospital after a woman handed around
mothballs thinking they were mints.
Is it safe to use
mothballs with active toddlers around?
For many years, people have fought them off with
mothballs, but it may be wise to take another tack.
A consumer watchdog has urged the government to ban naphthalene
mothballs after the European Commission issued an alert regarding the withdrawal of the product in Bulgaria because it posed chemical risk.