§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is her policy on the use of the maggot dye chrysoidine and the link between it and cancer.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Committee on the Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment considered the dye chrysoidine up to 1985. On the last occasion, the committee reaffirmed its earlier advice that it would be prudent for anglers who wanted to use chrysoidine to avoid skin contact with the dye. The Government conveyed this advice to the National Federation of Anglers and the angling press at that time.