§ 53. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that there have been widespread complaints 892 that a toilet soap, the name of which has been supplied to him by the hon. Member for Swindon, has caused dermatitis; and what action he will take to protect the public from such dangers to health.
§ The Minister of Health (Mr. Derek Walker-Smith)No, Sir, and I see no grounds for any action on my part.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerWill the Minister examine some of the many complaints that I have received about this product? Secondly, in view of the fact that the manufacturers of this "Fabulous Pink Camay soap" have declined to submit their product to an impartial investigation either by the Consumers' Association or the Consumers' Advisory Council of the British Standards Institution, can the Minister state what protection can be given to the general public?
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI shall be very happy to examine anything in regard to this or any other matter which the hon. Member wishes to send me, but I have received no complaints about this product. It may be, in respect of this as of other individual products, that some people have an allergy to it, in which case they had better not buy it. That is no reason for stopping its sale to people whom it suits.