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COT Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8522
cot@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
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Forthcoming COT meetings
Dates of COT meetings including current and future discussion items.
Scheduled meetings for 2012
Tuesday 7 February
Tuesday 20 March
Tuesday 8 May
Tuesday 26 June
Tuesday 11 September
Tuesday 30 October
Tuesday 11 December
Scheduled meetings for 2013
5 & 6 February (out of town meeting)
Tuesday 26 March
Tuesday 14 May
Tuesday 2 July
Tuesday 3 September
Tuesday 22 October
Tuesday 10 December
Current and future COT discussion items
Below are ongoing items, currently being evaluated by the COT or possible topics for further discussion at a future meeting :
| Discussion Item | Time scale |
|---|---|
| Use of toxicogenomics data in risk assessment | 0 - 3 months |
| Potential interaction between caffeine and alcohol | |
| EFSA Guidance on default values to be used in the absence of measured data | |
| Overarching statement on toxicological aspects of complementary feeding | |
| Lead in relation to complementary feeding | |
| Vitamin A in relation to complementary feeding | |
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| Reproducibility of toxicogenomics data | 3 - 6 months |
| Possible adverse effects of high levels of vitamin D intake | |
| Aluminium in relation to complementary feeding | |
| Persistent organic pollutants in relation to complementary feeding | |
| Phytoestrogens in relation to complementary feeding | |
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| Interspecies differences in developmental toxicity | 6 - 12 months | Brominated flame retardants in relation to complementary feeding | WRAP risk assessments on compost |
Last updated: 19 March 2012
Note: time scales are provisional and subject to change. Additional items may be introduced at short notice, requiring less urgent items to move to a later meeting
If you would like to submit information on any of these items, please contact the Secretariat at:
COT Secretariat
Food Standards Agency
Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London WC2B 6NH
Tel: 020 7276 8522
Email: cot@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk