Written question asked by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 February 2021 (named day). It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 22 February 2021 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Disinfectants

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it his policy to ensure that all workplaces provide (a) disinfectant products with comprehensive labelling, with the word ‘active’ and list the active substances, (b) hazard and precautionary statements, (c) the name and address of the manufacturer of the disinfectant products provided, (d) information on contact time, (e) an authorisation number/CE mark depending on the registration scheme and (f) a statement to read instructions before use.

Answer: Disinfectant products containing hazardous substances must be labelled in accordance with the comprehensive labelling requirements in the retained Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP Regulation), and where the product has been Authorised under the retained Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 (Biocidal Products Regulation or BPR) there are additional labelling requirements arising from that regulation.

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