HC Deb 25 October 1971 vol 823 cc277-8W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will place in the Library the evidence that led to the decision not to insist that all Vapona dichlorvos fly killers should carry a warning of the hazards to health if used in kitchens, rooms where food is prepared or served, or rooms where infants, ill, or old people are confined.

Mr. Alison

Under the Pesticides Safety Precautions Scheme, clearance for Vapona strips relates to their use in agriculture, horticulture, food storage and home kitchens. The Advisory Committee on Pesticides and Other Toxic Chemicals has reviewed these uses and has endorsed them. As with other pesticides products cleared under the Scheme, the label carries precautionary warnings about safe use.

To divulge the commercial details of products notified under the scheme could breach the mutual confidence under which manufacturers supply essential information to the committee and upon which the success of the scheme depends.