Written question asked by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Monday, 3 July 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) recent research and (b) evaluation of research his Department has undertaken into the possible health risks associated with the use of Lindane.

Answer: Angela Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what (a) recent research and (b) evaluation of research his Department has undertaken into the possible health risks associated with the use of Lindane. [127818] Yvette Cooper: None. The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment reviewed all the available published literature and recent research on the association between environmental exposure to Lindane and breast cancer in 1999. The Committee concluded that Overall the available data do not suggest that environmental exposure to Lindane is a cause for concern as a risk factor for human breast cancer.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 127818; 353 c43W
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: Breast cancer Cancer Health hazards Pesticides Research Lindane Committee on Carcinogenicity
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk