FOI2023/00192: Review on Organophosphates by David Rae (MRC/IEH) 1998
Case reference FOI2023/00192
Published 25 April 2023
Request
Request Received: 10 April 2023
I have been told by the Department for Health and Social Care that they are not the appropriate authority and have suggested that I contact you for the information I require.
Therefore, please can you advise me of the name of the person from the Department for Health who contracted or commissioned the MRC (David Rae - IEH) to write the review on Organophosphates published in 1998? http://www.iehconsulting.co.uk/IEH_Consulting/IEHCPubs/HumExpRiskAssess/sr5.pdf
Secondly, please can you explain why this action was taken when the long-term health effects arising from low-level exposure to organophosphates had been known as far back as 1951 as shown in the Zuckerman report (link attached), had also been included the HSE MS17 published in 1980 and 1987 and when Guy's Hospital Toxicology Unit had confirmed numerous cases of farmers with chronic injury caused by organophosphates? http://www.oprus2001.co.uk/zuck1951.htm
Response
Response Sent: 25 April 2023
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) do not hold any information relevant to your request.
We have been able to identify one file that may be of relevance to your request, E201/13/1 'Dept of Health Consultancy on Expert Advice on Environmental and Health Issues for the Dept of Health'. However, this file was destroyed by a fire at our off-site storage facility in July 2006, so we are unable to confirm whether it would have held relevant information. As such, we can confirm that no information is held on the name of the person from the then Department of Health who commissioned the review on Organophosphates published in 1998, or the reasons why the review was commissioned.
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