3. The Committee agreed to include the following items under Agenda Item 9 and further agreed to refer them to the ad hoc Working Group on Methods of Analysis:
- Analytical implications of certain residue definitions;4. The Committee adopted the Agenda as contained in CX/PR 98/1 with the above amendment with the understanding that the issue on methods validation could be discussed only briefly as the report of a Joint FAO/IAEA Expert Consultation on Validation of Analytical Methods for Food Control had not yet been available to Member Countries; and the CCMAS would consider this issue at its next Session[1].
- Analytical implications of the definition of fat (for fat-soluble pesticides); and
- Guidelines for validation of analytical methods for monitoring trace organic components in foodstuffs and similar materials.