The Health Protection Agency has been responding to an isolated case of inhalation anthrax. The patient concerned is being treated in intensive care at a London hospital.

The agenda and a paper from the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens on 14 October 2008,  are now available.

View the 14 October agenda

A link to ‘European Commission User Guide - SME Definitions’ has been added to the European Commission/European CHemicals Agency (EC/ECHA) guidance section of the REACH information and guidance page.

View the ‘EC User Guide - SME Definitions’ guidance

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Inquiry after school chemical leak Gazette & Herald, UK - Oct 15, 2008 By Katie Bond » Police, fire and ambulance crews were called into action at Ridgeway School, Wroughton today after a science lesson went wrong. ...

Chemical leak closes Littlehampton Somerfield Littlehampton Gazette, UK - Oct 9, 2008 A LITTLEHAMPTON supermarket is closed off this afternoon (Thursday, October 9), due to a suspected chemical leak. Somerfield, in Anchor Springs has been ... Evacuation after suspected chemical leak at supermarket The Argus.co.uk all 16 news articles

Firefighters tackle a chemical leak in Blackburn, with five people taken to hospital after breathing in fumes.

A leaking barrel which caused a chemical alert on the Isle of Man contained anti-freeze, tests show.

Fire crews investigating a chemical leak at a Brighton hotel find hydrogen chloride gas near the swimming pool.

The Health and Safety Executive are still working through a number of follow up items. Among the most important is the requirement to provide proper guidance on the degree of protection required to prevent overflows on large storage tanks.

A major road in Essex is closed for three hours as emergency services deal with a chemical leak from a lorry.

The source of a chemical leak which killed thousands of fish in a Cumbrian river is identified.

Firefighters spent several hours tackling a chemical fire and leak at a warehouse in Whitstable.