Annex A
Terms of Reference
COMMITTEE ON TOXICITY OF CHEMICALS IN FOOD, CONSUMER PRODUCTS
AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1. At the request of:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Department of the Environment
Department of Trade & Industry
Health & Safety Executive
Medicines Control Agency:
Section 4 Committees and
the Licensing Authority
Committee on the Medical
Aspects of Food Policy
Scottish Home and Health Department
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland
Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland
Other Government Departments
to assess and advise on the toxic risk to man of substances which
are:
(a) used or proposed to be used as food additives, or used
in such a way that they might contaminate food through their use
or natural occurrence in agriculture, including horticulture and
veterinary practice or in the distribution, storage, preparation,
processing or packaging of food;
(b) used or proposed to be used or manufactured or produced
in industry, agriculture, food storage or any other workplace;
(c) used or proposed to be used as household goods or toilet
goods and preparations;
(d) used or proposed to be used as drugs, when advice is requested
by the Medicines Control Agency, Section 4 Committee or the Licensing
Authority;
(e) used or proposed to be used or disposed of in such a way
as to result in pollution of the environment.
2. To advise on important general principles or new scientific
discoveries in connection with toxic risks, to co-ordinate with
other bodies concerned with the assessment of toxic risks and
to present recommendations for toxicity testing.
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