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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Wednesday, 30 November 2005.


Pesticides

Question
What action they have taken on testing pesticides on humans in healthy volunteer studies since the Pesticides Safety Directorate’s draft submission of 3 September 2003, and the joint declaration of the European Commission and member states on the use of human data in the review of active substances and the setting of maximum residue levels of pesticides (Doc. SANCO (2003) 2821) of 19 June 2003.
Answer

The Government do not commission or carry out human studies on pesticides. The Pesticides Safety Directorate may accept studies submitted, provided that they are scientifically robust and ethically conducted. The position on that issue has not changed.The European Commission’s draft declaration on the use of human data was not supported by the member states and has not been adopted.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2564; 676 c52WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Health hazards Pesticides Testing Pesticides Safety Directorate Human experiments Residues
Link
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