Chemicals: Health Hazards

(asked on 19th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to publish biomonitoring data on exposure to flame retardants, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, bisphenols, phthalates and heavy metals.


Answered by
Diana Johnson Portrait
Diana Johnson
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 26th October 2026

Laboratory analysis of background levels of metals, bisphenols, and phthalates has been completed, and the data is currently being processed, with expected publication from early 2027. Publication of data on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and flame retardants will follow at a later stage.

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