Question follow-through · 57485

Chemicals: Sanitary Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle the presence of (a) pesticides and (b) other harmful chemicals in period products.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
13 Jun 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle the presence of (a) pesticides and (b) other harmful chemicals in period products.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    Most period products are regulated by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, which requires all products to be safe and for consumers to be provided with information on the potential risks of a product.Subject to Royal Assent of the Product Regulati...

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