Babies: Health Hazards

(asked on 7th September 2026) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her department has gathered on babies' exposure to bisphenols and phthalates from feeding bottles, dummies and teethers in their first 1,000 days.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 14th September 2026

The Government takes the safety of baby products seriously and has robust regulations in place requiring that all products placed on the UK market are safe. Specific rules exist under product safety regulations to address chemical exposure from baby products, and these are kept under review.

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