Written question asked by Joan Walley (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 February 1989. It was answered by Eric Forth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 February 1989 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

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Untitled Written question

Question

To meet representatives of sanitary products industry to review urgently its manufacturing procedures; what plans to introduce specific legal standards governing manufacture of sanitary tampons; what consumer safeguards exist to regulate composition of sanitary protection products; & what action to publicise danger to women of toxic shock syndrome when using sanitary tampons & printing such info on packets.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

147 c166W;147 c162W

Session

1988-89

Subjects

Consumers Enforcement Labelling Protection Standards Sanitary products Toxic shock syndrome Production methods