HL Deb 09 May 1994 vol 554 c75WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any data provided by manufacturers for licensing of organophosphate pesticides refers to in vitro tests of percutaneous absorption using human skin, and if so how these differ from similar tests on rat skin.

The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)

None have yet been received. This is a new technique which was not available when the data received were prepared.