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<p>Maintaining the safety record of UK aviation is something we take very seriously.
That is why concerns raised about cabin air have been investigated at length over
a number of years.</p><p> </p><p>Following a recommendation in 2007 by the Committee
on Toxicity (COT) – an independent committee of toxicology experts – the Department
commissioned a series of scientific studies as part of a research programme into cabin
air. The principal research study, carried out by Cranfield University, was published
in 2011 and found that, with respect to the conditions of flight experienced during
the cabin air sampling, there was no evidence for pollutants occurring at levels exceeding
health and safety standards and guidelines. The Department for Transport currently
has no plans to launch another independent inquiry into this matter.</p>
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