Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulations on formaldehyde in domestic environments.

The supply of the substance formaldehyde to consumers is banned. However, it is not restricted in articles such as MDF panels. Under the Construction Products Regulation, MDF manufactured in Europe must be labelled to European standards ‘E1’ or ‘E2’. 95% of EU companies comply voluntarily with the ‘E1’ standard, meeting World Health Organisation guidelines.