TUESDAY 19 MAY 1998
(Afternoon)
Members present:
Mr Peter Luff, in the Chair
| Mr Andrew George | Mr Paul Marsden
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| Mr John Hayes | Mr Austin Mitchell
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| Mr Alan Hurst | Mrs Diana Organ
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| Ms Fiona Jones | Mr Mark Todd
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CONTENTS
Memorandum submitted by Professor H F Woods, Chairman
of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products
and the Environment (E44)
ABOUT THE COMMITTEE ON TOXICITY
WORKING PRACTICES
MEMBERS' INTERESTS
OPENNESS
COT CONSIDERATION OF VITAMIN B6
COMMENTS
Annex A
Annex B
Annex C
Declaration of Interests: A Code of Practice For Members
INTRODUCTION
DEFINITIONS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTEREST
Annex D
HUMAN TOXICITY DATA
ANIMAL TOXICITY DATA
CONCLUSIONS
RECOMMENDATION
Examination of Witness
PROFESSOR H F WOODS,
Chairman of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer
Products and the Environment (COT), examined.
Question Number
143 - 159
160 - 179
180 - 199
200 - 219
220 - 239
240 - 258
Supplementary Memorandum Submitted by the Chairman,
Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products
and the Environment (E50)
Supplementary Memorandum submitted by Professor H F
Woods, Chairman of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food,
Consumer Products and the Environment (E60)
Memorandum submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food (E6)
INTRODUCTION
THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK
PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON SUPPLEMENTS SOLD UNDER FOOD LAW
VITAMIN B6
REVIEW OF THE SAFETY OF VITAMIN B6
PROPOSED CONTROLS
CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE SAFETY OF MEDICINES
SUMMARY OF THE EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED CONTROLS ON AVAILABILITY
OF VITAMIN B6 PRODUCTS
CRITICISM OF THE COT'S CONCLUSIONS AND OF THE PROPOSED
CONTROLS
DEGREE OF RISK
ROLE OF THE EXPERT GROUP ON VITAMINS AND MINERALS
DEVELOPMENTS IN EU POLICY ON THE ADDITION OF VITAMINS
AND MINERALS TO FOOD
CODEX GUIDELINES ON VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS
FUTURE ROLE OF THE FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY AND THE GOVERNMENT'S
EXPERT COMMITTEES IN RELATION TO VITAMIN B6
Examination of Witness
MR JEFF
ROOKER, a Member of the House,
Minister of State, Minister for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food, examined.
Question Number
259 - 279
280 - 299
300 - 319
320 - 326
Supplementary Memorandum submitted by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (E56)
Supplementary Memorandum submitted by Mr Jeff Rooker,
MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Food (E59) [26 May 1998]
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