Sub-Groups of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT)

ORGANOPHOSPHATES WORKING GROUP

1. Apologies for the absence

2. Minutes of the Meeting on 11 ^th May OPG/MIN/99/4

3. Matters arising

4. Draft Report of Working Party: Revised Chapter 6 OPG/99/38

5. 2 ^nd Draft answers to questions posed to the Group OPG/99/39

6. Papers for information

7. Any other business

8. Date of next meeting 20 ^th July 1999-06-02

A buffet lunch will be provided.

Secretariat

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The 11 ^th meeting of the COT Working Group on Organophosphates took place on the 11 ^th June 1999.

Detailed consideration was given to Dippers Flu. It was clear that although the term was used in common parlance amongst sheep farmers there was no clear definition in the scientific/medical literature nor within government departments/agencies. The underlying mechanism was not known and alternative hypothesis that did not involve exposure to OPs have been proposed. It was agreed that this issue should be included in the Report of the Group.

Much of the discussion at the meeting focussed on further drafting of the report of the Working Group, particularly the discussion of the various end-points measured in the epidemiology studies. It was recognised that this will need to be reconsidered in the light of the results of the IOM study. Further consideration was given to drafting answers to the list of questions posed to the Group.

The next meeting of the COT Working Group will take place on 20 ^th July 1999 when the results of the IOM study will be considered.

More details of the work of the Group can be found on the COT homepage.

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