Pesticide residues in food - 1990 [antikvár]

PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN PCX» REPORT OF THE 1990 JOINT EflO/WHO MEETING OF EXPERTS 1. INTRODUCTK»! A joint meeting of an FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and a WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) was held in Rome, Italy, from 17 to 26 September 1990. The meeting was opened by Dr. H. de Haen, Assistant Director-General, Agriculture Department, FAO, on behalf of the Directors-General of FAO and WHO. The FAO Panel had met in preparatory sessions from 13 to 15 September. The meeting was held in pursuance of recommendations made by previous meetings and accepted by the governing bodies of FAO and WHO that studies should be undertaken jointly by experts to evaluate possible hazards to man arising from the occurrence of residues of pesticides in foods. The reports of previous joint meetings (see References, Section 7) contain information on acceptable daily intakes for man (ADIs), maximum residue limits (MRLs) and general principles of evaluation for the various pesticides considered. The supporting documents contain detailed monographs of these pesticides and include comments on analytical methods. The present meeting was convened to consider a further number of pesticides together with items of a general or a specific nature. These include items for clarification of recommendations made at previous meetings or for reconsideration of previous evaluations in the light of findings of subsequent research or other developments. During the meeting the FAO Panel of Experts was responsible for reviewing pesticide use patterns (good agricultural practices), data on the chemistry and composition of pesticides, methods of analysis for pesticide residues and for estimating the maximum residue levels that might occur as a result of the use of the pesticides according to good agricultural practices. The WHO Expert Group was responsible for reviewing toxicological and related data and for estimating, where possible, ADIs for man for the pesticides. The recommendations of the joint meeting, including requests for further research and information, are proposed for use by Member Governments of the respective agencies and other interested parties. In his introductory remarks, Dr. de Haen referred to the importance of the conclusions of the JMPR for the work of the Codex Committee on Pesticide residues and for other national and international organizations. Dr. de Haen also informed the meeting that FAO would prepare guidelines on all aspects of the si±>mission and evaluation of information on good agricultural practices and residue data and the estimation of maximum residue levels. The meeting learned with deep regret of the recent death of Professor Sheldon D. Murphy. Professor Murphy, a toxicologist of international reputation, had made very valuable contributions to the work of a number of Joint Meetings in the past.