As far as people lining up and purchasing more guns, I think that we've seen for some time now that those who oppose any common-sense gun control or gun safetymeasures have a pretty effective way of ginning up fear on the part of gun owners that somehow the federal government is about to take all your guns away.
Revised standards to be effective from April drastically lower the threshold for requiring a raft of safetymeasures at the planting stage to 100 becquerels per kilogram.
"Our targets are demanding and require innovative measures and effective partnerships, involving central and local government, the police and road safety organisations, " he said.