Green original cube and walk-in run for sale

[Jools]

Maybe she should stock up while she can then?

[Egluntyne]

My local stockist still has it, and when I chatted to her yesterday, she hadn't heard anything, and she says they are very good at contacting people as a rule.

 

She was going to contact them herself, following our conversation.

[Jools]

This is what I sent to Net-tex:

 

From: Julie@**********.co.uk

Sent: 06 October 2009 22:25

To: ***************@net-tex.co.uk

Subject: Total Mite Kill

 

Dear Net-Tex

 

I've heard that Total Mite Kill has been withdrawn by the HSE and wondered if it was correct? I'd be grateful if you could let me know.

 

Thank you.

 

Julie

 

And this was their reply:

 

From: ***************@net-tex.co.uk

Sent: 07 October 2009 10:29

To: Julie@**********.co.uk

Subject: RE: Total Mite Kill

 

Julie,

 

The HSE has been put into a difficult position. It had previously licensed several mite killing products for use in poultry housing. Sadly a competitor company of ours found some European legislation saying that some active ingredients which have been registered for used by professional poultry keepers have not been registered fore use by amateurs. As a result, many manufacturers have been told that they cannot use the HSE registration number allocated to their products for use by amateurs in poultry housing! Naturally we are co-operating with the HSE. We have withdrawn product advertising in magazines and have agreed not to sell any more product into Pet or Amateur outlets. The HSE has not disagreed to our request to allow products already in the supply chain to be used up.

 

We are applying for amateur use registration, but in common with everything else the Government is involved with it will be a long and expensive process!

 

Regards

 

********

Edited November 9, 2009 by Guest

[sandyhas3chucks]

I too found full shelves and they new nothing about it, in fact it was a new delivery on Thursday.

they stocked the aerolol with Permithrian in

also with tetramethin (of same family)

and benzalkonium

in it.

I am still confused as to which of the 3 products people are actually raving about, and what it has in it that is vastly different from any other already available products

I have emailed them and have not had a reply as yet.

[The Dogmother]

They are still able to sell it through 'professional' outlets though, such as Countrywide and other feed stores, just not pet shops.

 

As I posted in another thread...

I had a conversation with NetTex's sales director late last week about the situation with Total Mite Kill - after a meeting with the VMD, they will be restricting its sales to pet stores and only supplying 'professional outlets' such as feed stores until both bodies are happy with the way it is being used and by whom.

 

Both the VMD and HSE are keeping a very close eye on the chook products market at the moment - the whole business is growing like topsy, and not everyone is so careful about the claims they for their products. Barrier recently had to change the labelling and marketing blurb on some of their products.

 

I can still get Total Mite Kill from my supplier and shall continue to use it as I think it's excellent. I used it to help a friend clear her infestation and it worked very quickly; she'd previously been using Poultry Shield and Diatom, but had seen Red Mites alive and actually walking through the Diatom with no apparent ill effects! We washed the housing out with a poultry housing steriliser (from NetTex, can't remember the name off the top of my head) and then sprayed it all with a solution of Total Mite Kill. Two days later there were a heck of a lot less mites and she repeated the treatment every four days and now uses it once a week as maintenance. They're all gone for now.

 

BTW, it's far more economical to buy the TMK concentrate and make it up in a plant spray than to buy the ready made pink spray (which is exactly the same thing)

[Valkyrie]

Sadly a competitor company of ours found some European legislation saying that some active ingredients which have been registered for used by professional poultry keepers have not been registered fore use by amateurs.

 

Bit like Dallas!

I haven't seen this product before - then again I was probably looking for something else that had been recommended and if it was there didn't notice. I assume the farming type shops would be OK - the one in Alton is able to sell Flubenvet.

[Jools]

I know what you mean!

 

Don't quote me as this is only my assumption, but I suspect it will be similar to other products that are supposed to be for professional use only in that if your supplier knows you, you'll probably be okay.

 

Not sure about Flubenvet though because I've read that even vets won't be able to supply it unless you have a mythical mixing licence. So, if you can still get the 2.5% 240g tubs, I'd suggest you do ..... quickly!

 

And I don't use either of the products.

[Valkyrie]

Rushes to chicken cupboard to see what else to stock up on and save a few journeys.

[Jools]

This information is paraphrased from release by the MD at Net-tex to clarify the mis-information circulating at Total Mite Kill.

 

The blend of two ingredients in Total Mite Kill is not permitted by the HSE for amateur use.

 

Net-tex have agreed to stop manufacturing and advertising the products until they have changed the wording on the labels and obtained new registration numbers.

 

The products have been taken off their website and all the advertising which had been planned for October’s magazines was cancelled.

 

Suppliers can continue to sell all the original labelled products remaining in the supply chain until stocks are used up.

 

Suppliers can still sell the product through bone fide agricultural, equestrian and feed stores where they are on sale to professionals but they cannot supply the products to pet outlets via the pet trade wholesalers.

 

They should have the new Mite Kill registration numbers and labels nominating professional use available for before the end of the year. They intend to apply for a license extension into pet shop sales for amateur use but this process will take several months more.

 

Sooooooo, if you can still buy it, do so while you still can.