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COT second statement on landfill sites (2010)
External link to the national archive for the 2010 COT second statement on landfill sites
Study by the small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) on health outcomes in population living around landfill sites (2001)
Also see the COT landfill statement
Lay summaries
Sub-statement on the potential risk(s) from exposure to microplastics: Inhalation route – Lay summary (COT/2024/01)
Statement on Vitamin D Exposure Levels in Formula Fed Infants and Children: Lay Summary (COT/2024/02)
Lay Summary: Statement on Vitamin D Exposure Levels in Formula Fed Infants and Children
COT statement on the potential risks from lead in the maternal diet: Lay summary (2024)
COT statement on the potential risks from lead in the maternal diet: Lay summary
Statement on Aircraft Cabin Air Quality – Non-technical Summary (COT/2024/04)
Statement on Aircraft Cabin Air Quality – Non-technical Summary
Statement on the potential health effects of raspberry leaf tea in the maternal diet: Lay summary (COT/2024/06)
Statement on the potential health effects of raspberry leaf tea in the maternal diet: lay summary
Lay summary Statement on the guidance levels for the fortificants in the Bread and Flour Regulations (2023)
Lay summary Statement on the guidance levels for the fortificants in the Bread and Flour Regulations
COT statement on the potential risks from cadmium in the maternal diet: Lay Summary (2022)
Lay Summary to COT Statement 05/22
Statement on the EFSA Opinion on the risks to human health related to the presence of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in food: Lay Summary (2022)
Statement on the effects of excess Vitamin A on maternal health: Lay Summary (2022)
Lay Summary of the Statement on the effects of excess Vitamin A on maternal health
Lay Summary of the Statement on the potential effects that excess iodine intake may have during preconception, pregnancy and lactation (2022)
Statement on Vitamin D: Lay Summary (2022)
Lay Summary of the Statement on the Effects of Vitamin D on Maternal Health
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
Statement on the potential risk(s) of combined exposure to mycotoxins: Lay summary (2021)
Lay Summary of COT overarching statement on the potential risks from exposure to microplastics (2021)
Lay summary of the statement on interactions between xenobiotics and the human microbiota and their potential toxicological implications (2020)
Lay summary of statement on the potential toxicological risks from electronic nicotine (and non-nicotine) delivery systems (E(N)NDS – e-cigarettes) (2020)
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
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
Lay summary Folic Acid – Statement on the Tolerable Upper Level (TUL) (2019)
Lay summary COT statement on Folic Acid
Lay summary on the potential risks from “energy drinks” in the diet of children and adolescents (2019)
Lay summary COT statement on Energy drinks
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 copper in the diet of infants and young children (2018)
External link to the national archive for the 2018 COT statement on copper
The health effects of manganese in the diets of infants and young children (2018)
The results of the 2014 survey of metals and other elements in infant foods (2018)
Potential risks from nickel in the diet of infants and young children (2018)
The potential risks from ochratoxin A (OTA) in the diet of infants and young children (2018)
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
Heat not burn tobacco products (2017)
External link to the national archive for the 2017 COT statement on heat not burn tobacco products
Addendum to the 2013 COT statement on potential risks from vitamin A (2017)
The potential risks from excess iodine (2017)
Addendum to the 2015 COT statement on potential risks from PBDEs in the infant diet (2017)
Potassium-based replacements for sodium chloride and sodium-based additives (2017)
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
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
Statement on Arsenic in infants and young children (2016)
External link to the national archive for the 2016 COT statement on arsenic
Addendum to the 2015 COT Statement on hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) (2016)
Polybrominated diphenyl esters (PBDEs) (2015)
External link to the national archive for the 2015 COT statement on PBDEs
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
Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) (2015)
External link to the national archive for the 2015 COT statement on HBCDDs
Domoic acid in king scallops (Pecten Maximus) (2014)
Risks from Perfluorooctane (PFOS) in the infant diet (2014)
External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on PFOS
Statement on Organophosphates (2014)
External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on Organophosphate
Endosulfan isomers, pentachlorobenzene and chlordecone (2014)
Hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) (2014)
External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on HCHs
The possible harmful effects of high intakes of vitamin D (2014)
External link to the national archive for the 2014 COT statement on Vitamin D
High levels of vitamin A in the infant diet (2013)
External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT on vitamin
Statement on Phytoestrogens (2013)
External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on phytoestrogens
Potential risks from lead in the infant diet (2013)
External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on lead
Risks of chemical toxicity and allergic disease in relation to infant diet (2012)
The interaction of caffeine and alcohol and their combined effects on health and behaviour (2012)
Use of toxicogenomics in risk assessment (2012)
Dietary exposure to Phthalates - data from the Total Diet Study (2011)
Para-occupational exposure to pesticides and health outcomes (2011)
Effects of chronic dietary exposure to methanol (2011)
Summary statement on restriction of DEHP, BBP, DBP DiBP (2011)
COT summary statement on the restriction report: Proposal for restriction: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and Diisobutyl phthalate (DiBP)
Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance (IEI) (2011)
External link to the national archive for the 2011 COT statement on IEI
Occurrence of mixed halogenated dioxins and biphenyls in UK food (2010)
Review of the cabin air environment, ill-health in aircraft crews and the possible relationship to smoke/fume events in aircraft (2007)
Tolerable daily intake for dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (2001)
Lead
Statement on the effects of lead on maternal health (COT/2024/03)
Statement on the effects of lead on maternal health
COT statement on the potential risks from lead in the maternal diet: Lay summary
COT statement on the potential risks from lead in the maternal diet: Lay summary
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
Potential risks from lead in the infant diet (2013)
External link to the national archive for the 2013 COT statement on lead