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Meeting of the COT Tuesday 31st of March 2026 Agenda

Published 30 June 2026

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Draft Agenda

  1. Apologies for absence. 

2. Draft minutes and reserved minutes of the meeting Tuesday 3rd February 2026 TOX/MIN/2026/01.

4. AI State of the Science (Reserved) TOX/2026/08.

5. Review of guidance on irritant sprays and their formulations (Reserved)     TOX/2026/09.                                                                       

6. Maternal diet Annex TOX/2026/10.

7. Echinacea in the maternal diet- second draft statement TOX/2026/11.

8. Potential health risks from fluoride at UK exposure levels – Introductory paper TOX/2026/12.

9. Draft guidance on default values and uncertainty factors to be used by the EFSA Scientific Committee, Scientific Panels and Units in the absence of actual measured data TOX/2026/13.

10.  Draft scientific opinion on the safety of plant preparations containing berberine TOX/2026/14.

11.  Draft EFSA Scientific opinion on the safety of hydroxycitric acid and plant preparations containing hydroxycitric acid TOX/2026/15.

12. Update on the work of other FSA Scientific Advisory Committees for information TOX/2026/16.

13. Any other business.        

 Matters arising:

  • JEG Updates,
  • Subgroups,
  • Working groups,
  • Horizon scanning – example of new format TOX/2026/07.
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