Oooh! Potentially affected equipment include but are not limited to, washing machines containing electrodes that emit silver, copper, or zinc ions and ion generators used in swimming pools to kill algae and as an adjunct to the chlorination process.
There was a deal of correspondence on the group a few years back from and to someone who was building a unit like this - I think it was for swimming pools? And we were delighted when we heard of the washing machines with built in silver "generators"! The notice clearly stated that if an article uses physical or mechanical means to trap, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest, it is considered to be a device. In contrast, if the article incorporates a substance or mixture of substances to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any pest, it is considered to be a pesticide.The articles covered by this notice are ion generators that incorporate a substance (e.g., silver or copper) in the form of an electrode, and pass a current through the electrode to release ions of that substance for the purpose of preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating a pest (e.g., bacteria or algae). Because these items incorporate a substance or substances that accomplish their pesticidal function, such items are considered pesticides for purposes of FIFRA, and must be registered prior to sale or distribution.So we are drinking pesticide! Who knew? Nice one, Government. Blazing the trail for other countries to follow suit. R Steve's post led me to do a bit of research in this area. Have a look at this: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2007/September/Day-21/p18591.htm I am beginning to feel lucky that all been doing is selling 99997 silver wire (presumably to be used in manufacturing jewelry). This is really nothing to laugh about. Our government has become so large and powerful that it can do whatever it wants. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
