§ Mr. Ron Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies his Department has made, is planning or is aware of, concerning the health effects among livestock farmers, of using organophosphorous warblecides.
§ Mr. MacGregorI have been asked to reply.
Organophosphorous warblecides, like all veterinary medicines, are subject to the licensing requirements of the Medicines Act 1968. Each individual product must be the subject of a separate application and a licence is issued only after MAFF as licensing authority is satisfied as to the 588W safety, quality and efficacy of the product concerned, including the safety of persons handling and administering the medicine. The licensing authority is advised by the Veterinary Products Committee, a statutory body of independent experts in human and animal health. Labels and literature for organophosphorous warblecides are required to carry instructions to operators concerning the use of the products.