§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will take steps to ensure that aerosol and other containers of insecticides are labelled with their ingredients, in view of the recent evidence submitted to him by the Consumers Association.
§ Mr. HoyUnder the voluntary Pesticides Safety Precaution Scheme, containers of insecticides sold for use in agriculture, home gardens and food storage are labelled with the names of their active ingredients. We propose later this year to make Regulations under the Farm and Garden Chemicals Act, 1967, which will make such labelling compulsory for pesticides used on farms and in gardens. We are also considering legislation which would include similar compulsory provisions for all pesticides now covered by the voluntary Scheme.
Responsibility for the safe use of insecticides in other spheres does not rest with my Department, but the possibility of extending control to cover these further uses is being considered by the Departments concerned.