I’ve just been viewing a site on which large numbers of wooden items are advertised as having been made from recycled pallet wood. I am aware that toxic treatments on pallets are not supposed to be allowed here or in European countries, but by their very nature these things must travel round the world.
It seems logical to me that those that are not reused as pallets must be uneconomic to return to country of origin and then available as “free wood”and are most likely not compliant with regulations we might follow.
I am wondering if the operators of the sites advertising these products are ensuring that the makers are aware of the risks involved and if anybody involved carries product liability cover.
I saw TV shots of large bonfires awaiting lighting to mark the recent jubilee and observed many blue painted pallets included, so it seems that not everyone is aware of the rules.