§ Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether his Department has made any study of the presence of nitrosamine in babies' dummies and teats.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe laboratory of the government chemist, a research establishment of my Department, has taken part in an extensive collaborative study on the analytical determination of nitrosamines in babies' teats organised by the Ministry of Health — Bundesgesundheitsamt — of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is now in a position to provide reliable data on nitrosamines in teats if required by Departments or industry. Additionally, the laboratory has given advance advice to United Kingdom rubber manufacturers on the analytical methodology so that they may be able to make their own measurements.