- noted that most of the top 20 commodities in
trade were well covered by Codex MRLs (para. 6);- acknowledged that at present there were no urgent problems
related to pesticide applications on genetically modified plants and that the
JMPR could deal with biotechnology matters in its routine practice (para.
7);
- agreed to solicit information on the need to establish MRLs
for fish (para. 9);
- agreed that matters concerning pesticide residues in honey
and MRLs for low-fat meat were of low priority (paras. 8 & 10);
- stressed the importance of using risk analysis procedures in
its work and agreed to inform the Commission that these procedures would be
incorporated to the extent possible (para. 14);
- agreed to discuss the revised Guidelines for Predicting
Dietary Intake of Pesticide Residues at the next Session (para. 23);
- agreed that calculations of estimated exposure should not
include those group commodities whose MRLs had been recommended for withdrawal
(para. 26);
- decided to keep at Step 7C those MRLs which might give rise
to intake concerns and had been kept at this step since 26th or 27th Session,
and welcomed the elaboration of a full document for discussion at the next
Session (para. 29);
- welcomed the proposal that a fully-worked example of intake
assessment prepared by the Codex Secretariat be presented at the next Session
(para. 46)
- decided to maintain the current expression of MRLs for fat
soluble pesticides in meat and to discontinue the work on expression and
application of MRLs for fat soluble pesticides with the understanding that if
necessary it would reconsider the matter (paras. 86-87);
- decided to return to Step 3 the Proposed Draft Revised
Methods of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide Residues for redrafting
and circulation for government comments (para. 88);
- agreed to circulate a revised list of methods of analysis
for comments and to request comments on the criteria for inclusion of methods in
the list and the status of these methods (para. 89);
- endorsed the definition of “limit of
determination” as well as the concept that MRLs set at or about the limit
of determination should be set at levels that can be achieved routinely with an
acceptable level of confidence in any normally equipped regulatory laboratory
(para. 90);
- welcomed the preparation of a list of manufacturers of
pesticides for which Codex MRLs had been established or were under consideration
and requested that the list be made available at the next Session (para.
93);
- in the interim accepted, in principle, the revised procedure
for proposed MRLs whose TMDI/EMDI calculations may exceed the ADI prepared by
the Delegation of the United Kingdom with minor amendment, while agreeing that
the procedure be circulated along with the Canadian alternative proposal for
comments (para. 96);
- endorsed several recommendations regarding problems relative
to pesticide residues in food in developing countries (paras. 99-101);
and
- the Questionnaire on Pesticide Problems in Developing
Countries be immediately circulated to Member countries (para.
103).
