HC Deb 20 November 1969 vol 791 c346W
Mrs. Joyce Butler

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what reply he has sent to the letter he received from Dr. Searle concerning the use of chloroform in toothpaste; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Elystan Morgan

The reply sent to Dr. Searle explained the circumstances in which chloroform in toothpaste was exempted from the restrictions imposed under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933, and why my right hon. Friend saw no sufficient reason to modify that exemption.