§ Ms. WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will review his decision not to require further warning labels, additional to those referred to in his answer of 5 April,Official Report, column 804, to be compulsorily provided on the packaging of tampons.
§ Mr. ForthNo. Toxic shock syndrome is a very rare illness and I am not prepared unnecessarily to frighten women off buying tampons by asking the industry to put a warning about toxic shock syndrome on the outside of the packet. I am however asking it to put a warning on the leaflet inside the packet on how to recognise the symptoms of TSS and the fact that very occasionally it can be fatal: and to put on the packet itself guidance as to what degree of absorbancy should be used.