§ 43. Mr. Owenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is aware that the poisons legislation is out of date, and that amendment is needed to require formulae to be placed on containers of preparations and thus help to ensure a degree of consumer protection; and whether he will make a statement on Government proposals for action in this field.
§ Mr. WoodhouseThe container of any preparation containing a poison in the Poisons List, except a medicine supplied or prescribed by a doctor, veterinarian or dentist, is required by the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, to be labelled, when sold retail, with the name of the poison it contains and the proportion this poison bears to the total ingredients. I am not aware of the need for any amendment of the law.