COT Meeting: 31st March 2026
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1. Apologies for absence.
2. Draft minutes and reserved minutes of the meeting Tuesday 3rd February 2026 TOX/MIN/2026/01.
3. Matters arising.
4. AI State of the Science (Reserved) TOX/2026/08.
5. Review of guidance on irritant sprays and their formulations (Reserved) TOX/2026/09.
6. Maternal diet Annex TOX/2026/10.
7. Echinacea in the maternal diet- second draft statement TOX/2026/11.
8. Potential health risks from fluoride at UK exposure levels – Introductory paper TOX/2026/12.
9. Draft guidance on default values and uncertainty factors to be used by the EFSA Scientific Committee, Scientific Panels and Units in the absence of actual measured data TOX/2026/13.
10. Draft scientific opinion on the safety of plant preparations containing berberine TOX/2026/14.
11. Draft EFSA Scientific opinion on the safety of hydroxycitric acid and plant preparations containing hydroxycitric acid TOX/2026/15.
12. Update on the work of other FSA Scientific Advisory Committees for information TOX/2026/16.
13. Any other business.
Matters arising:
- JEG Updates,
- Subgroups,
- Working groups,
- Horizon scanning – example of new format TOX/2026/07.
Media discussed during the meeting
TOX/MIN/2026/01
Draft Minutes of the 3rd February 2026 COT Meeting
TOX/2026/08
(Reserved)
TOX/2026/09
(Reserved)
TOX/2026/10
TOX/2026/11
Second Draft Statement on the potential health risks of Echinacea in the maternal diet