Report of the Twenty-eighth Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

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The Hague, The Netherlands, 15 - 20 April 1996

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-second Session
Geneva, 23 - 28 June 1997

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 52251 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I Cables: Foodagri Rome Facsimile: (6)5225.4593

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PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS (Agenda Item 3)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ARISING FROM THE 21^ST SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND OTHER CODEX COMMITTEES (Agenda Item 4)

RISK ASSESSMENT/RISK ANALYSIS IN CODEX: REPORT OF FAO/WHO EXPERT CONSULTATION (Agenda Item 5)

REPORT ON GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY 1995 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 6)

REPORT OF JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT CONSULTATION ON REVISION OF THE GUIDELINES FOR PREDICTING DIETARY INTAKE OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 7(a))

REPORT ON PESTICIDE RESIDUE INTAKE STUDIES AT INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL (Agenda Item 7(b))

RESIDUES OF PESTICIDES IN FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 8)

(a) MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEPS 7 AND 4

MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

Azinphos-methyl (002)
Captan (007)
Chlormequat (015)
Diazinon (022)
Dichlorvos (025)
Dicofol (026)
Dimethoate (027)
Diquat (031)
Ethion (034)
Ethoxyquin (035)
Fentin (040)
Folpet (041)
Bromide Ion (047)
Methidathion (051)
Monocrotophos (054)
Parathion-methyl (059)
Phosalone (060)
Quintozene (064)
Trichlorfon (066)
Bromopropylate (070)
Carbendazim (072)
Disulfoton (074)
Chlorothalonil (081)
Pirimiphos-methyl (086)
Dicloran (083)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl (090)
Acephate (095)
Cartap (097)
Methamidophos (100)
Dithiocarbamates (105)
Ethephon (106)
Fenbutatin oxide (109) (See bromopropylate (070))
Imazalil (110)
Iprodione (111)
Phorate (112)
Tecnazene (115)
Aldicarb (117)
Etrimfos (123)
Methacrifos (125), Isofenphos (131)
Triadimefon (133)
Procymidone (136)
Metalaxyl (138)
Triazophos (143), Flucythrinate (152), Pyrazophos (153), Glyphosate (158), Propiconazole (160), Flusilazole (165)
Oxydemeton-methyl (166)
Triadimenol (168)
Profenofos (171)
Bentazone (172)
Glufosinate-ammonium (175)
Hexithiazox (176)
Abamectin (177)
Bifentrin (178)
Cycloxydim (179)
Dithianon (180), Myclobutanil (181), Penconazole (182), Ethofenprox (184)
Fenpropathrin (185)
Clethodim (187)
Tebuconazole (189)
Tolclofos-methyl (191)

EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

Aldrin/Dieldrin (001)
DDT (021)
Endrin (033)

(b) GUIDELINE LEVELS

PROPYLENE THIOUREA (PTU) (150)

EXPRESSION AND APPLICATION OF MRLS FOR FAT SOLUBLE PESTICIDES IN MEAT (Agenda Item 9)

METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda item 10)

(a) REVISION OF RECOMMENDED METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES
(b) LIST OF RECOMMENDED METHODS OF ANALYSIS
(c) MRLS SET AT OR ABOUT THE LIMIT OF DETERMINATION

CODEX PRIORITY LISTS OF PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 11)

PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN MRLS WHICH MIGHT GIVE RISE TO DIETARY INTAKE CONCERNS (Agenda Item 12)

PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOODS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Agenda Item 13(a))

QUESTIONNAIRE ON PESTICIDE PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Agenda Item 13(b))

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 14)

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 15)

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I: SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK
ANNEX II: STATUS OF MRLS AND EMRLS CONSIDERED
ANNEX III: STATUS OF GUIDELINE LEVELS CONSIDERED

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX II: PRIORITY LIST OF COMPOUNDS SCHEDULED FOR EVALUATION OR REEVALUATION BY JMPR
APPENDIX III: CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES: MRL PERIODIC REVIEW PROCEDURE