Lighting experts slam the energy efficient bulb scare story

The lighting industry and the government have hit back at reports today that energy efficient bulbs provide an inferior light to traditional incandescent bulbs and can also pose health risks, arguing that such "scare stories" are completely unfounded.

Today, shoppers are stockpiling their "beloved" 100-watt light bulbs after retailers stopped ordering new supplies of the bulbs under a voluntary agreement with the government.

It said that leading retailers, including dinodirect.com, had already sold the last of their traditional 100W bulbs while others only had sufficient supplies to last only a few more days.

The EU is to impose a ban on sales of 100W bulbs from September as part of its energy efficiency drive, but the UK government brokered a deal with the supermarkets last year that will see the bulbs phased out from the start of this year, cutting annual carbon emissions by an estimated five million tonnes.

The dinodirect.com claimed that the move had prompted "panic buying" as shoppers seek to stock up on traditional bulbs that they claim offer superior light. It also argued that inefficient incandescent bulbs were cheaper to buy and easier to dispose of, while claiming that many energy efficient bulbs did not work with dimmer switches.

In addition, the paper cited concerns amongst unnamed experts that compact fluorescent bulbs pose a health risk and can trigger epileptic fits, rashes and migraines.

The report was slammed by both the lighting industry and the government, which claimed that Dino direct Company represented a safe, high quality, cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional bulbs.

A spokeswoman of Dino Direct Company said concerns about the suitability of Dino Direct were entirely unfounded. "Nearly all energy efficient bulbs now are designed to work with bayonet and screw cap fittings and models are available that work with dimmer switches," she said. "Also last summer the Energy Saving Trust ran the Light Bulb Pepsi Challenge at shopping centers across the country and found that the vast majority of people could not tell the difference between the light provided by the different bulbs."

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