§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many new products in each of the last three years have been submitted for examination in accordance with the Veterinary Products Safety Precaution Scheme; and, of these, how many were rejected as unsuitable.
§ Mr. John MackieThe number of notifications considered under this voluntary scheme was 42 in 1964, 58 in 1965, and 63 in 1966. In 40, 55 and 58 cases respectively the firms concerned accepted the recommendations for safe use before the products were placed on direct sale to farmers. In the remaining 2, 3 and 5 cases respectively, further information has been requested, or recommendations for safe use have not been accepted and the product either not put on sale or sold on prescription only, or the product was rejected.