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Papers for meetings and seminars that are not formal COT meetings but are sponsored by COT, either jointly or alone. Please note that links to the national archive may not be compatible with accessibility readers

Chemical risk assessment is the process that provides the scientific basis for decisions aimed at ensuring, maintaining and enhancing the safety of human exposure to chemicals.

Glossary of terms used in COT reports organised alphabetically

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The processes of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication

The Committee of the Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) started work in 1978. The COT replaced the toxicology sub-committee of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Chemicals in Food and the Environment.

The Committee's terms of reference