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Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

On product safety, and specifically on asbestos, since it has been raised, the Minister will know that the precautionary principle means that chemicals that may be hazardous must be proven by the manufacturer to be safe. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency must prove they are hazardous, otherwise they can be sold—hence asbestos is sold in bricks in America. Can the Minister guarantee that there will be no shift to the American regime, which puts the onus on

the Environmental Protection Agency and not the manufacturer? If there is, we will all be at risk of asbestos.

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Reference

726 c462 

Session

2022-23

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber
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