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Health: Organophosphates

Answer

Responsibility for the preparation of the literature review on organophosphates and drafting of papers for consideration by the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) rests with the Health Protection Agency side of the COT secretariat working with the DH Toxicology Unit. This will be done using existing resources and there are no additional funds available. The literature searches have been started. The secretariat is also liaising with VIVID and the PSD regarding published literature identified by these organisations. COT has requested that a systematic review of all the published data should be carried out, including those published prior to the previous report of 1999. This is to ensure comprehensive coverage of the literature. It is anticipated that several hundred papers will need to be obtained and assessed. Summaries will need to be prepared and submitted to COT. This is likely to take until autumn 2008. Also, the government research work that is expected to be completed near the end of 2008 will need to be considered. The secretariat will draft an outline statement in the light of the committee's discussion and will have to respond to queries from members. A complex topic of this size will need to be considered by the committee over several meetings. The work will be carried out as expediently as possible, consistent with the need for comprehensive coverage of the data and adequate consideration by committee members. It is unlikely that this work will be completed before the end of 2009.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

3420; 701 c137-8WA

Session

2007-08

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Subjects

Finance Health hazards Research Organophosphates Sheep dipping Committee on Toxicity

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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