Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what recent discussions his Department has had with manufacturers of anti-freeze on the addition of bittering agents to reduce ingestion by animals.

There have been no recent discussions between the Department and manufacturers of anti-freeze on adding bittering agents to reduce ingestion by animals. Some animal welfare groups and individuals have called for bittering agents to be added to anti-freeze but Cats Protection (a leading cat welfare organisation) point to research carried out in the US that suggests that such additions would not necessarily make any difference. Antifreeze products are already required to carry appropriate safety warnings under classification and labelling (CLP) regulations.