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Originally Posted by paulsherwin
[Later] Just checked and naphthalene mothballs were banned in the EU in 2008.
[Even later] Despite this, I've just successfully bought some from a UK supplier, so it looks as if the rules aren't being enforced.
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My mothballs arrived today, and certainly smell like napthalene, so they do still seem to be available, albeit in a nudge-nudge under-the-counter sort of way. The packaging was completely Chinese, which is probably as illegal as the napthalene. (I think napthalene mothballs have actually been banned in China too, though given some of the dodgy chemicals they make there a bit of napthalene is hardly a major issue).
The health risks seem to mostly apply to small children swallowing them, so anyone buying them should take appropriate precautions.