HL Deb 07 March 2000 vol 610 cc135-6WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any stabiliser is currently used in formulations of pesticides or veterinary medicines for commercial use with diazinon as their active ingredient to prevent the formation of TEPP or SULPHOTEPP; and, if not, under what conditions of storage and use these products of degradation are known to form. [HL1266]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)

A stabiliser is used in every authorised pesticide and veterinary medicinal product with diazinon as its active ingredient.