§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many reports of death and ill health in humans were attributed to the Smarden poisoning incident and what were the symptoms and post-mortem findings.
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§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Cumberlege)Fluoroacetarnide, the chemical involved, is acutely toxic when ingested. Human exposure in this way as a result of the incident would have been most unlikely and we are not aware of any confirmed reports of death or ill health attributed to the incident.