It seems embalming in the EU is at risk as the EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas considers withdrawing an embalming chemical, according to The Times today.

It was great reading about this on the EU Referendum blogspot and coming across Slugger O’Toole’s report, excellent comments posted too. Slugger explains how It seems half the bodies in Ireland are embalmed after death. Not sure what the figure is in England.

I spoke to my MEP Robert Sturdy about it and he believes it is another scare story, but will watch it closely at Envi Committee.