§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will commission research into the carcinogenic properties of leather preservatives; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleWe are not aware of any particular concern regarding the carcinogenic potential of leather preservatives, and have no plans for commissioning work in this area.
The International Agency for Research into Cancer reviewed the data in leather tanning and processing industries, and in the manufacture of leather goods, in 1987 and concluded that there is no evidence to warrant classification of these processes in causing cancer.