Report of the Thirty-Third Session of the Committee on Pesticide Residues

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The Hague, the Netherlands, 2 - 7 April 2001

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME
CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
Twenty-Fourth Session
Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION
	FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593

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Note: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 2001/14-PR.

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item1)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS (Agenda Item 2)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 3)

Trade Vulnerabilities Resulting from the Lengthy Codex MRL Process

REPORT ON GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE 1999 AND 2000 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETINGS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda item 4)

DIETARY EXPOSURE IN RELATION TO MRL SETTING (Agenda Item 5)

Progress Report by WHO on the Development of Databases for Acute Exposure Assessment (Agenda Item 5a)
Review of the Procedure Dealing with Chronic Dietary Exposure Concern (Agenda Item 5b)
Risk Analysis Principles and Methodologies so far Applied in the Work of the Committee (Agenda Item 5c)
Report on the Revision of Regional Diets and Information on Processing (Agenda Item 5d)

Regional Diets
Information on Processing

DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT MAXUMUM RESIDUE LIMITS IN FOODS ANIMAL FEEDS (AGENDA ITEM 6)

Feasibility of Establishing MRLs for Genetically Modified Crops and Metabolite Residues (AGENDA ITEM 6A)
Appropriateness of the Current ADI and MRL Setting in Relation to Infants and Children (Agenda Item 6 (b))
Consideration of Draft and Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits in Foods and Feeds at Steps 7 and 4 (Agenda Item 6c)

General Comments
Chlorfenvinphos (014)
Chlormequat (015)
Chlorpyrifos (017)
Diazinon (022)
Ethoxyquin (035)
Fenitrothion (037)
Fenthion (039)
Folpet (041)
Lindane (048)
Malathion (049)
Mevinphos (053)
2-Phenylphenol (056)
Parathion (058)
Parathion-methyl (059)
Phosalone (060)
Pyrethrins (063)
Thiabendazole (065)
Cyhexatin (067)
Benomyl (069)/Carbendazim (072)/Thiophanate-methyl (077)
Disulfoton (074)
Propoxur (075)
Thiophanate-methyl (077)
Vamidothion (078)
Chlorothalonil (081)
Dichlofluanid (082)
Fenamiphos (085)
Dinocap (087)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl (090)
Carbofuran (096)
Methamidophos (100)
Phosmet (103)
Etephon (106)
Propargite (113)
Triforine (116)
Aldicarb (117)
Permethrin (120)
Amitraz (122)
Mecarbam (124)
Azocyclotin (129)
Methiocarb (132)
Biternatol (144)
Carbosulfan (145)
Dimethipin (151)
Flucythrinate (152)
Pyrazophos (153)
Cyfluthrin (157)
Paclobutrazol (161)
Anilazine (163)
Flusilazole (165)
Oxydemeton-methyl (166)
Terbufos (167)
Hexaconazole (170)
Profenofos (171)
Bentazone (172)
Buprofezin (173)
Glufosinate-ammonium (175)
Abamectin (177)
Clethodim (187)
Fenpropimorph (188)
Fenpyroximate (193)
Haloxyfop (194)
Tebufenozide (196)
Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) (198)
Kresoxim-methyl (199)
Pyriproxifen (200)
DDT (021)

HARMONIZATION OF MRL SETTING FOR COMPOUNDS USED BOTH AS PESTICIDES AND AS VETERINARY DRUGS: PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE CODEX CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 7)

MATTERS RELATED TO METHODS OF ANALYSIS (Agenda Item 8)

Proposed Draft Amendments to the Guidelines on Good Laboratory Practice (Agenda Item 8a)
Proposed Draft Amendments to the Introductory Section of the Recommended Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues (Agenda Item 8b)
Revision of the List of Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues (Agenda Item 8c)
Parameters and Criteria for the Assessment of the Suitability of Analytical Methods for CCPR Purposes (Agenda Item 8d)

ESTABLISHMENT OF CODEX PRIORITY LIST OF PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 9)

Isomeric mixtures
New compounds
Antibiotics
Priority list

CONSIDERATION OF ELABORATION OF MRLS FOR SPICES (AGENDA ITEM 10)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON OTHER LEGITIMATE FACTORS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF RISK ANALYSIS THAT HAVE BEEN OR ARE CURRENTLY BEING TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 11)

DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE NEED FOR THE REVISION OF THE CODEX CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 12)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 13)

Acute Dietary Risk Assessment

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 14)

SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

LIST OF ANNEXES

ANNEX I. MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS CONSIDERED AT THE SESSION

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX I. LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX II. DRAFT AND DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (AT STEP 8)
APPENDIX III. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (AT STEP 5/8)
APPENDIX IV. PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO CODEX CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS (AT STEP 5 OF THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE)
APPENDIX V. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES (AT STEP 5)
APPENDIX VI. CODEX MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES RECOMMENDED FOR REVOCATION
APPENDIX VII. PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE GUIDELINES ON GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE IN RESIDUE ANALYSIS
APPENDIX VIII. PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION OF THE RECOMMENDED METHODS OF ANALYSIS FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES
APPENDIX IX. PRIORITY LIST OF COMPOUNDS SCHEDULED FOR EVALUATION OR REEVALUATION BY JMPR