Pets: Disease Control
Commons · Question 29355 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of neonicotinoids in spot pet treatments on the environment.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 14 Feb 2025
Parasiticides play an important role in the protecting of animal health from fleas, ticks, and vector-borne diseases, and in protecting human health from zoonotic transfer of disease. Therefore, their regulation requires a careful balance between effectiv...