FAO/WHO Roster of experts on exposure assessment of chemicals in food Updated in March 2017

FAO/WHO Roster of experts on exposure assessment of chemicals in food Updated in March 2017

JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES (JECFA

Year of publication 2013

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7p.

Publisher FAO/WHO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) FAO and WHO have complementary functions in selecting experts to serve on the Committee. FAO is responsible for selecting members with chemical expertise for the development of specifications for the identity and purity of food additives, for the assessment of residue levels of veterinary drugs in food, and to assess the quality of monitoring data for contaminants and factors influencing their occurrence in foods. WHO is responsible for selecting members for the toxicological evaluations of the substances under consideration, in order to establish acceptable daily intakes (ADIs), or other relevant guidance values, or to give a quantitative estimate of the health risk. Both FAO and WHO invite members who are responsible for assessing exposure.