Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 47547
Sheep Dipping: Organophosphates
Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 6 May 2025
Question
Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat — West Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he had made of the potential impact of organophosphate exposure from sheep dip on the health of (a) farmers and (b) agricultural workers.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Government has commissioned a considerable amount of research to investigate whether there is a link between the use of organophosphate sheep dips and chronic ill-health. The outcome of this research was provided to the independent Committee on Toxici...
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