COT Meeting: 6th July 2021

Meeting Agenda

1. Apologies for absence
2. Draft minutes of May meeting TOX/MIN/2021/03
3. Matters arising
4. Position paper on the alternatives to conventional plastics for food & drinks packaging TOX/2021/33
5. The potential human health risks of bamboo bio-composites in food contact materials TOX/2021/34
6. Second draft statement on PFAS TOX/2021/35
7. Review of EFSA opinion on TiO2 TOX/2021/36
8. Draft report on the synthesis and integration of epidemiological and toxicological evidence in risk assessments (SETE) TOX/2021/37
9. Sub-statement on the potential risks from exposure to microplastics: Oral route (First draft) TOX/2021/38
10. Draft EFSA Scientific Committee Opinion on scientific criteria for grouping chemicals into assessment groups
11. for human risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals. TOX/2021/39
12. Update on the work of other advisory committees - for information TOX/2021/40
13. Any other business
14. Chlorate TOX/2021/41

Next meeting of the Committee at 10.00am on Tuesday 7th September 2021.

Matters arising:

• Plant based drinks: Proposed Joint COT and SAC Working Group (Reserved) TOX/2021/28
• Conclusions of the Overarching Statement and Addendum
• on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants aged 12 to 60 months – Summary tables for SACN
• Editorial update on the conclusions on arsenic TOX/2021/29
• Addendum to the Statement on potential risks from ochratoxin A (OTA) in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children
• aged 1 to 5 years TOX/2021/30
• UK New Approach Methodologies Roadmap TOX/2021/31
• PBPK workshop
• Update on JEGs and Regulated products
• Interim Position Paper on ocean bound plastic (reserved) TOX/2021/32

Media discussed during the meeting

Please see information on reserved items on the Procedure for holding COT meetings in open session page

TOX/MIN/2021/03

Draft minutes of the meeting of the Committee at 10:00 on 4th May via Microsoft Teams

TOX/2021/28

Matters Arising: Plant based drinks -Proposed Joint COT and SAC Working Group (reserved)

TOX/2021/29

Conclusions of the Statement and Addendum on risks of contaminants in diet of 1-5 years of age & SACN editorial updates on arsenic

TOX/2021/30

Addendum to the Statement on potential risks from ochratoxin A (OTA) in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children
aged 1 to 5 years

TOX/2021/31

UK New Approach Methodologies Roadmap

TOX/2021/32

Matters Arising: Interim Position Paper on ocean bound plastic (reserved)

TOX/2021/33

Position paper on the alternatives to conventional plastics for food & drinks packaging

TOX/2021/34

The potential human health risks of bamboo bio-composites in food contact materials

TOX/2021/35

Second draft statement on PFAS

TOX/2021/36

Review of EFSA opinion on TiO2

TOX/2021/37

Draft report on the synthesis and integration of epidemiological and toxicological evidence in risk assessments (SETE)

TOX/2021/38

Sub-statement on the potential risks from exposure to microplastics: Oral route (First draft)

TOX/2021/39

Draft EFSA Scientific Committee Opinion on scientific criteria for grouping chemicals into assessment groups for human risk assessment of combined exposure to multiple chemicals

TOX/2021/40

Update on the work of other advisory committees - for information

TOX/2021/41

Any other business: Chlorate 

COT Meeting : 6th July 2021 Agenda

Meeting of the Committee at 10:00, Tuesday 6th July 2021

Final minutes of the meeting of the Committee on 6th July 2021

The final minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on Tuesday 6th July 2021