§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what evidence he has of any connection between nitro-phenylsediamines and cancer.
§ Mr. MoyleEvaluation by the Department's medical advisers of available data shows no evidence of any link between hair dyes containing nitrophenylenedia-mines and cancer. Further studies, some recently completed and others in progress, will be assessed as the data becomes available.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what research is being done in the United Kingdom into the relationship between nitrophenylsedia-mines and cancer.
§ Mr. MoyleResearch studies are in progress in the United Kingdom at the University of Birmingham and elsewhere. This research includes animal tests for carcinogenicity and studies of the effects of handling and working with these hair dye products.