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Written question asked by Neil Parish (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 2 December 2016. It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 8 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Sheep Dipping: Organophosphates

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the number of farmers that have reported illnesses relating to exposure to organophosphate sheep dips since 1990.

Answer

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has recorded the number of reports of suspected adverse reactions in humans to OP dips received each year since records began in 1985. To date this figure is 634. To the best of the VMD’s knowledge this is most comprehensive dataset available.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
55611
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Health hazards Organophosphates Sheep dipping
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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