Report of the Thirty-First Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues













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The Hague, 12 - 17 April 1999

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

WORLD HEALTH

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

OF THE UNITED NATIONS


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ALINORM 99/24A

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-Third Session
Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999

Note: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 1999/6-PR.

CX 4/40.2

CL 1999/6-PR


April 1999


TO:

- Codex Contact Points


- Interested International Organizations

FROM:

Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission


FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy

SUBJECT:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE THIRTY-FIRST SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE


ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (ALINORM 99/24A)


The report of the Thirty-first Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues will be considered by the 23rd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Rome, 28 June - 3 July 1999).


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PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 23RD SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

PART B: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND DATA TO BE SENT TO JOINT FAO/WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (Used in this Report)

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS (Agenda Item 2)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 3)

Methods of Sampling
JECFA/JMPR Harmonization Meeting
Establishment of Specific MRLs for Cereal-Based Foods for Infants and Young Children
Establishment of MRLs for Fish

REPORT ON GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE 1997 AND 1998 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETINGS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 4)

1997 JMPR
1998 JMPR

CONSIDERATION OF INTAKE OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 5)

(A) Progress Report by WHO on the Revision of GEMS/Food Regional Diets
(B) Report on Pesticide Residue Intake Studies at International and National Level Based on Revised Guidelines for Predicting Dietary Intake of Pesticide Residues

CONSIDERATION OF RESIDUES OF PESTICIDES IN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 6)

General Considerations
Proposed Draft MRLs at Step 5
(A) DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEPS 7 AND 4

Captan (007)
Carbaryl (008)
Chlorfenvinphos (014)
Chlormequat (015)
Diazinon (022)
Dicofol (026)
Dimethoate (027)
Endosulfan (032)
Ethoxyquin (035)
Fenthion (039)
Folpet (041)
Lindane (048)
Mevinphos (053)
Omethoate (055)
2-Phenylphenol (056)
Parathion (058)
Phosalone (060)
Quintozene (064)
Thiabendazole (065)
Carbendazim (072)
Disulfoton (074)
Thiometon (076)
Chinomethionat (080)
Chlorothalonil (081)
Chlopyriphos-methyl (090)
Carbofuran (096)
Methamidophos (100)
Phosmet (103)
Dithiocarbamates (105)
Ethephon (106)
Iprodione (111)
Phorate (112)
Guazatine (114)
Aldicarb (117)
Cypermethrin (118)
Phenthoate (128)
Azocyclotin (129)
Deltamethrin (135)
Phoxim (141)
Carbosulfan (145)
Cyfluthrin (157)
Glyphosate (158)
Oxydemeton-methyl (166)
Abamectin (177)
Bifenthrin (178)
Myclobutanil (181) (see Annex II)
Clethodim (187)
Tebuconazole (189) (see Annex II)
Haloxyfop (194)
Tebufenozide (196)
Fenbuconazole (197)
Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) (198)

(B) DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

“Criteria” for Setting EMRLs
Need for EMRL for Camphechlor in Fish
DDT (021)

(C) GUIDELINE LEVELS

Methylbromide (052)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (Agenda Item 7)

(A) Draft Revised Recommended Methods of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide Residues for Compliance with MRLs
(B) Review of the Criteria for Selection of Methods of Analysis and In-House Validation of Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues

ESTABLISHMENT OF CODEX PRIORITY LISTS OF PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 8)

PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO THE PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Agenda Item 9)

REGULATORY PRACTICES TO FACILITATE USE OF THE CODEX MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 10)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 11)

DATE AND PLACE OF THE NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 12)

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I. SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK
ANNEX II. STATUS OF MRLS/EMRLS CONSIDERED AT THE SESSION

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS - LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS - LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES
APPENDIX II. DRAFT AND DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX III. DRAFT REVISED RECOMMENDED METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MRLS (Advanced to Step 8 of the Codex Procedure)

1. Objective
2. Principles
3. Sampling Procedures
4. Criteria for Determining Compliance
Table 1. Minimum number of primary samples to be taken from a lot
Table 2. Number of randomly selected primary samples required for a given probability of finding at least one non-compliant sample in a lot of meat or poultry, for a given incidence of non-compliant residues in the lot
Table 3. Meat and poultry: description of primary samples and minimum size of laboratory samples
Table 4. Plant products: description of primary samples and minimum size of laboratory samples
Table 5. Egg and dairy products: description of primary samples and minimum size of laboratory samples
ANNEX I. Definition of terms
ANNEX II. A Schematic representation of sampling: meat and poultry
ANNEX II. B Schematic representation of sampling: products other than meat and poultry
ANNEX III. Examples
References

APPENDIX IV. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (Advanced to Step 5 of the Codex Procedure with Omission of Steps 6 and 7 for Adoption at Step 8)
APPENDIX V. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMIT (Advanced to Step 5 of the Codex Procedure)
APPENDIX VI. CODEX MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS RECOMMENDED FOR REVOCATION
APPENDIX VII. PRIORITY LIST OF COMPOUNDS SCHEDULED FOR EVALUATION OR REEVALUATION BY JMPR
APPENDIX VIII. AGREED CCPR POSITIONS ON ESTIMATION OF EMRLS CCPR RISK MANAGEMENT ISSUES