PFAS 1st Meeting: Monday 7th August 2023

Agenda

1st Meeting: Monday 7th August 2023 13:30-16:30 via MS Teams.

1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Terms of reference for the COT PFAS subgroup. (see background information: COT position paper (2023) and associated discussion papers).

• Agree TOR PFAS/2023/01.
• Assess Membership and additional support available, consider the need for further expertise.

     3. Proposed workplan.

• Joint COT and COC Synthesis and Integration of Epidemiological and Toxicological Evidence subgroup (SETE) approach (see background information: SETE report, and Synthesising Epidemiological Evidence Subgroup (SEES) report).
• Method for presentation of available data PFAS/2023/02.
• Thyroid endpoint PFAS/2023/03.

     4. Any other business.
     5. Next meeting.

Background information:

• COT interim position paper (2023) and associated discussion papers (TOX/2022/53 and TOX/2022/67).
• SETE report.
• SEES reports.

Other documents for interest and awareness:

• COT statement on EFSA opinion (2022).
• Historic COT statements on PFOS (2006) and PFOA (2006 and 2009).
• UK REACH PFAS Risk Management Options Analysis (RMOA) and Annexes.
• UK DWI guidance on PFAS.
• European Veterinary Medicines Industry perspective on EU PFAS Restriction.
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