COT Meeting: 20th May 2025
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1. Apologies for absence.
2. Introduction from the New Chair.
3. Draft minutes and reserved minutes of the Tuesday 25th March 2025 meeting TOX/MIN/2025/02.
4. Matters arising.
5. Committee Advice on the Authorisation of the substance Blue Microalgae Extract (Blue Galdieria Extract) for Use as a New Food Additive in the ‘Colour’ Functional Class. (RP507) (Reserved). TOX/2025/19.
6. Safety of Nitrates and Nitrites as Food Additives- Presentation from RSM UK Consulting LLP (reserved) TOX/2025/20.
7. Discussion paper on the effects of calcidiol supplementation during preconception, pregnancy and lactation TOX/2025/21.
8. First draft statement on mercury in the maternal diet TOX/2025/22.
9. Statement on the derivation of a health-based guidance value for antimony – First Draft TOX/2025/23.
10. Update on the work of other FSA Scientific Advisory Committees - for information TOX/2025/24.
11. Any other business.
Matters arising:
- JEG Updates
- Flavourings guidance: weight-of-evidence document for exposure assessment (Reserved) TOX/2025/18.
- Subgroups and working groups
Media discussed during the meeting
TOX/MIN/2025/02
Draft Minutes of the 25th March 2025 COT Meeting
TOX/2025/18
(Reserved)
TOX/2025/19
(Reserved)
TOX/2025/20
(Reserved)
TOX/2025/21
TOX/2025/22
First Draft Statement on the Effects of Mercury on Maternal Health
Annex A - First Draft Statement on the Effects of Mercury on Maternal Health
Annex B - First Draft Statement on the Effects of Mercury on Maternal Health
TOX/2025/23
Statement on the derivation of a health-based guidance value for antimony – First Draft
TOX/2025/24
Update on the work of other Scientific Advisory Committees- May 2025