Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 14 May 2008.

Health: Organophosphates

Question: asked Her Majesty's Government:Further to the Answer by Lord Rooker on 28 April (Official Report, House of Lords, col. 2), what was the purity of the organophosphate diazinon tested by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority reported in part 2, ““Preliminary Review Findings””, volume 2 of 2 Technical Reports, June 2006; and how this compares with the quality of that found in organophosphate sheep dips at point of use in the United Kingdom.

Answer: The diazinon used for the Australian review was 90 per cent technical-grade material. Similarly, 90 per cent technical-grade diazinon is also used by the manufacturers of the three sheep-dip products available in the UK.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 701 c136WA; 3415
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Health: Organophosphates and Carbamates
Monday, 28 April 2008
Oral questions
House of Lords; Health: Organophosphates and Carbamates
Monday, 28 April 2008
Oral answers to questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Health hazards Research Organophosphates Sheep dipping
Contains statistics: Yes
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