Under European legislation the active ingredients of all pesticides have to be reviewed, the cost of raising the data for the review is estimated to be £3 million - to a small company the cost is prohibitive

As current legislation stands it will be illegal for Armillatox to be sold as a pesticide after 25th July 2003 in European Member States - outside of Europe it will continue as normal.

We have made representations to the EU and have been supported by our MEP to look at a reduced package for small companies with niche products such Armillatox but as the deadline approaches, we have has to reconsider our position

Therefore as from 25th July 2003, we will re-label Armillatox as 'Armillatox Soap Based Outdoor Cleaner' so taking it out of the pesticides regulations - the formulation will remain the same.