Re: [Killietalk] Aquabid

["Tim Addis" <timaddis at killifish_force9.co.uk>]

> I am not sure that declaring them as soil samples is always a good idea.
> Some countries are very strict about the importation of soil. I know that
> Canada is and anything entering this country lablelled as soil is likely
to
> be fumigated (unless special prior arrangements have been made with
> Agriculture Canada).

The UK are not so critical on soil samples. Shipments so far have been
getting through OK as such.

> Incidentally, the X-rays used for inspecting airline baggage, at least (I
> don't know about mail), do not appear to harm either fish or eggs. I have
> put thousands of fish through airport X-ray machines, in some cases
multiple
> times for the same batch of fish, with no adverse effects.

I agree. This started many years ago with shipping eggs to South Africa but
eggs got through OK. We used to use various things to protect them but I
doubt they stopped the rays penetrating the peat.

    Tim


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