Statements

D

COT statements and position papers on topics beginning with D. Please note that links to the national archive may not be compatible with accessibility readers.

Last updated: 31 March 2021

Dental amalgam

Toxicity of dental amalgam (1997)

External link to the national archive for the 1997 COT statement on the toxicity of dental amalgam

Deoxynivalenol (DON)

Overarching statement on consumption of plant-based drinks in children aged 6 months to 5 years of age (2021)

Lay summary overarching statement on consumption of plant-based drinks in children aged 6 months to 5 years of age (2021)

Developmental neurotoxicity

Food additives and developmental neurotoxicity (2006)

External link to the national archive for the 2006 COT statement on food additives and developmental neurotoxicity

Diet-drug interactions

COT/CSM one day meeting on diet-drug interactions (2006)

External link to the national archive for  the 2006 COT statement on joint COT/CSM one day meeting on diet-drug interactions

Diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)

Review of toxicology literature on the use of topical insect repellent diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) (2006)

External link to the national archive for  the 2006 COT update to statement on the review of toxicology literature on the use of topical insect repellent diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)

Review of toxicology literature on the use of topical insect repellent diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) (2002)

External link to the national archive for the 2002 COT statement on the review of toxicology literature on the use of topical insect repellent diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET)

Dioxin

Dioxin position paper (2021)

Occurrence of mixed halogenated dioxins and biphenyls in UK food (2010)

External link to the national archive for the 2010 COT statement on occurrence of mixed halogenated dioxins and biphenyls in UK food

FSA funded study investigating the developmental effects of dioxin (TCDD) in rats (2007)

External link to the national archive for  the 2007 COT statement on FSA funded study investigating the developmental effects of dioxin (TCDD) in rats

2005 WHO equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (2006)

External link to the national archive for  the 2006 COT statement on 2005 WHO equivalency factors for dioxins and dioxin-like compounds

Tolerable daily intake for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (2001)

External link to the national archive for  the 2001 COT statement on the tolerable daily intake for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls

Dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (2000)

External link to the national archive for the 2000 COT statement on dietary exposure to dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in free-range eggs (2000)

External link to the national archive for the 2000 COT statement on dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in free-range eggs

Disinfectants

Chlorination disinfection by-products and risk of congenital anomalies in England and Wales (2008)

External link to the national archive for the 2008 COT statement on a SAHSU study on chlorination disinfection by-products and risk of congenital anomalies in England and Wales

Commercial survey investigating the occurrence of disinfectants and disinfection by-products in prepared salads (2006)

External link to the national archive for the 2006 COT statement on a commercial survey investigating the occurrence of disinfectants and disinfection by-products in prepared salads