Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Ban artificial synthetic fragrances in indoor public places & workplaces
Closed
415 signatures
What the petition asks
The Health Act of 2006, Part 1 Smoking, Chapter 1 Smoke-Free Premises Places and Vehicles sets out prohibitions on smoking. We want this section of the law to be extended to include room fragrance products that contain laboratory produced artificial synthetic fragrances, scents and parfums.
There are academic articles that have found that synthetic fragrances may be associated with certain health issues:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-016-0442-z
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-019-00672-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773620/
Some airports recommend routes through their airports for people who are hypersensitive to fragrances: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/helsinki-airport/airport/terminals/are-you-hypersensitive-to-fragrances
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-016-0442-z
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-019-00672-1
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5773620/
Some airports recommend routes through their airports for people who are hypersensitive to fragrances: https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/helsinki-airport/airport/terminals/are-you-hypersensitive-to-fragrances
Timeline
| 29 Nov 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 May 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
415
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
29 Nov 2022
Closed
29 May 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.