HL Deb 08 February 1999 vol 597 c3WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will list all consumer products, apart from human and veterinary medicines, pesticides and chemical weapons, which contain organophosphorus chemicals either as their active ingredient or as an additive. [HL670]

Lord Simon of Highbury

Organophosphorus compounds are found in consumer products such as flexible polyurethane foams, resins and coatings, PVC, rubber, paint and cellulose acetate and coatings. The organophosphorus compounds used in such consumer products should not be confused with the highly toxic pyrophosphates, such as tetraethyl pyrophosphate, which are used in insecticides.

A full list of all consumer products containing organophosphorus chemicals could only be provided at disproportionate cost.