Chemicals: Health Hazards

Department of Health written question – answered at on 6 April 2017.

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Photo of Baroness Kennedy of Cradley Baroness Kennedy of Cradley Labour

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of (1) limonene, and (2) pinene, on people’s health.

Photo of Lord O'Shaughnessy Lord O'Shaughnessy The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

The chemicals used in air fresheners such as limonene and pinene are regulated under consumer product safety legislation and as long as the products are used as recommended by the manufacturers and under adequate ventilation conditions, they are unlikely to cause adverse health effects.

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