Statements

I

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

Last updated: 24 November 2022

Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (IEI)

Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (IEI) (2011)

External link to the national archive for the 2011 COT statement on IEI

Infant food and formulae

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

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

Lay summary 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

Addendum to the Overarching Statement on the potential risks from contaminants diet of infants and young children (2020)

Addendum to the COT overarching Statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

Lay summary addendum to the Overarching Statement on the potential risks from contaminants diet of infants and young children (2020)

Lay summary addendum to the COT overarching Statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

Overarching statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants and young children (2019)

COT overarching statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

Lay summary overarching statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants and young children (2019)

Lay summary COT overarching statement on the potential risks from contaminants in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

The health effects of manganese in the diets of infants and young children (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on the health effects of manganese in the diets of infants aged 0-12 months and children aged 1-5 years

The results of the 2014 survey of metals and other elements in infant foods (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on the results of the 2014 survey of metals and other elements in infant foods

Potential risks from nickel in the diet of infants and young children (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on potential risks from nickel in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

The potential risks from ochratoxin A (OTA) in the diet of infants and young children (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT 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

T-2 toxin (T2), HT-2 toxin (HT2) and neosolaniol (NEO) in the diet of infants and young children (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement of T-2 toxin (T2), HT-2 toxin (HT2) and neosolaniol (NEO) in the diet of infants aged 0 to 12 months and children aged 1 to 5 years

The potential risks from cadmium in the infant diet (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on the potential risks from cadmium

Potential risks from methylmercury in the diet of infants and young children (2018)

External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on methylmercury

The potential risks from excess iodine (2017)

External link to the national archive for the 2017 COT statement on the potential risks from exceed iodine

Addendum to the 2015 COT statement on potential risks from PBDEs in the infant diet (2017)

External link to the national archive for the 2017 addendum to the 2015 COT statement on potential risks from polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the infant diet

Maternal and infant dietary exposures and allergy, and risk of development of atopic outcomes and autoimmune disease (2017)

External link to the national archive for the 2017 COT statement on maternal and infant dietary exposures and allergy

Hydrolysed cows' milk formulae (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 COT statement on hydrolysed cows' milk formulae

The timing of introduction of allergenic foods (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 COT statement on the timing of introduction of allergenic foods

Statement on Arsenic in infants and young children (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 COT statement on Arsenic

Potential risks from acrylamide in the diet of infants and young children (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 COT Statement on Acrylamide

Addendum to the 2013 COT statement on lead (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 Addendum to the 2013 COT statement on lead

Addendum to the 2013 COT statement on Aluminium (2016)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 Addendum to the 2013 COT statement on Aluminium

Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) in the infant diet (2015)

External link to the national archive for the 2015 COT statement on PBBs in the infant diet

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (2015)

External link to the national archive for the 2015 COT statement on PBDEs

Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) (2015)

External link to the national archive for the 2016 Addendum to the 2015 COT statement on (HBCDDs)

Risks from Perfluorooctane (PFOS) in the infant diet (2014)

External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on PFOS

Endosulfan isomers, pentachlorobenzene and chlordecone (2014)

External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on endosulfan isomers, pentachlorobenzene and chlordecone

Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) (2014)

External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on HCHs

Phytoestrogens (2013)

External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on phytoestrogens

High levels of vitamin A in the infant diet (2013)

External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on vitamin A in the infant diet

Potential risks from lead in the infant diet (2013)

External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on lead

Potential risks from aluminium in the infant diet (2013)

External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on aluminium in the infant diet

Risks of chemical toxicity and allergic disease in relation to infant diet (2012)

External link to the national archive for the 2012 COT overarching statement on risks of chemical toxicity and allergic disease in relation to infant diet

COT joint statement on the timing of introduction of gluten into the infant diet (2011)

External link to the national archive for the 2011 joint COT statement on the timing of the introduction of gluten into the infant diet

Uranium levels in water used to reconstitute infant formula (2006)

External link to the national archive for the 2006 COT statement on uranium levels in water used to reconstitute infant formula

Metals in infant food (2003)

External link to the national archive for the 2003 COT statement on metals in infant food

Phthalates in infant formulae (1996)

External link to the national archive for the 1996 COT statement on phthalates in infant formulae

Iodine

Statement on the potential effects that excess iodine intake may have during preconception, pregnancy and lactation (2022)

Statement on the potential effects that excess iodine intake may have during preconception, pregnancy and lactation

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The potential risks from excess iodine (2017)

External link to the national archive for the 2017 COT statement on the potential risks from excess iodine

The 1997 Total Diet Study - Fluorine, Bromine, and Iodine (2000)

External link to the national archive for the 2000 COT statement on the 1997 Total Diet Study - Fluorine, Bromine, and Iodine

Iodine in cows' milk (2000)

External link to the national archive for the 2000 COT statement on iodine in cows' milk

Iodine in cows' milk (1997)

External link to the national archive for the 1997 COT statement on iodine in cows' milk

Irritant sprays

Guidance on information required by COT for consideration of irritant sprays and their formulation (2018)

External link to the national archives for 2018 guidance on information required by COT for consideration of irritant sprays and their formulation