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Meeting of the COT Tuesday 19th of May 2026 Agenda

Published 25 June 2026

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COT Meeting to be held at 10am on Tuesday 19th May 2026 at Broadway House and via Microsoft Teams.

Draft Agenda

  1. Apologies for absence.
  2. Draft minutes and reserved minutes of the meeting Tuesday 31st March 2026 TOX/MIN/2026/02.
  3. Matters arising.
  4. Second draft statement on ashwagandha (Reserved) TOX/2026/17.
  5. AI in Chemical Risk Assessment: SWOT Analysis (Reserved) TOX/2026/18.
  6. Annual updates from the PhD student and the FSA Fellow TOX/2026/19.
  7. Calcidiol in the maternal diet.
  8. Presentation on the work of the Partnership for the Assessment of the Risks from Chemicals (PARC) - Postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
  9. Horizon scanning.
  10. Update on the work of other FSA Scientific Advisory Committees - for information TOX/2026/22.
  11. AOB.

Matters arising

  • JEG updates .
  • Subgroup and working group updates.

Calcidiol in the maternal diet

  • Draft position statement on Calcidiol in the maternal diet TOX/2026/20.

  • Draft Supplementary report on the effects of Calcidiol in the maternal diet TOX/2026/21.

Next meeting of the Committee at 10.00 am on Tuesday 14th July via Microsoft Teams.

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