HL Deb 07 December 1994 vol 559 c94WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many reports of suspected adverse reactions to organophosphate pesticides were recorded by the Health and Safety Executive for each of the 10 years.

Lord Inglewood

The number of poisoning incidents involving organophosphorus pesticides investigated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for each of the last 10 years is set out in the following table. The table does not show proven cases of adverse reactions to organophosphorus pesticides, but merely those reported to, and investigated by, HSE.

Poisoning incidents involving organophosphorus pesticides investigated by HSE
Year Number of Incidents Number of People Involved
1984 30 54
1985 21 25
1986 9 12
1987 17 511
1988 13 19
1989–90 24 35
1990–91 29 45
1991–92 21 1272
1992–93 13 16
1993–94 16 27
1.32 in one incident (laboratory fumigation)
2.100 in one incident (pesticide store fire)