Thursday 8 November 2001
Sir John Krebs, Chairman of the Food Standards
Agency and Professor Liam Donaldson, the Government's Chief Medical
Officer, today welcomed the publication of the tenth Joint Annual
Report of the Committees on Toxicity, Mutagenicity and Carcinogenicity
of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment.
In welcoming the publication of the report Sir John said:
" In providing expert scientific advice to Government, these
three independent Committees have made an invaluable contribution
to the development of health and food safety policy in the UK. As
Chairman of the Agency, I look forward to their continuing support
in the coming years".
Professor Donaldson added:
" I support the comments made by Sir John. This is the first
year that the Committees have reported to both the Department of
Health and the Food Standards Agency and the report clearly indicates
the importance of their work to both food safety policy and public
health in general. I am grateful for the authoritative advice they
provide on the health effects of chemicals"
The report outlines the work undertaken by the three Committees
during 2000 and the conclusions reached. It also contains the Statements
issued by the Committees, information concerning their membership
and details of members’ commercial interests.
Notes to Editors 1. In line with the Government's policy of
making the work of these Committees more readily available to the
scientific community, academia and the public, the report has been
made a free publication and will also be available on the Internet.
Copies of the report are available from:
COT Secretariat
Tel : 020 7276 8522
Fax: 020 7276 8513
Email : Keith.Butler@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
The report can also be found on the Internet at:
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/ committees/cot/summary.htm
http://www.doh.gov.uk/com.htm
http://www.doh.gov.uk/coc.htm
- The three Committees are expert advisory committees (first set
up in 1978) whose members are appointed jointly by the Chief Medical
Officer and the Chairman of the Food Standards Agency.
- Further information about the work of the COT can be obtained
from:-
COT Secretariat
Tel : 020 7276 8522
Fax: 020 7276 8513
Email : Keith.Butler@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Further information about the work of the COC/COM can be obtained
from:
COC/COM Secretariat
Tel: 020 7972 5020
