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Biocidal Products: Regulation

Commons · Question 85310 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which active substances used in biocidal products are approved for use in the UK and not approved in the EU by (a) name of active substance, (b) product type (c) CAS Registry Number and (d) entity name.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 3 Nov 2025

The only active substance that is currently approved for use in biocidal products under the GB Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR) in GB, and which is not approved in the EU under EU BPR, is sulfuryl fluoride, in product types 8 and 18, CAS 2699-79-8. The e...