Report of the Thirtienth Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues

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The Hague, 20 - 25 April 1998

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

codex alimentarius commission
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
JOINT OFFICE: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 57051 Telex: 625825-625853 FAO I E-mail: [email protected] Facsimile: +39(6)5705.4593
	ALINORM 99/24
CX 4/40.2	CL 1998/13-PR May 1998

Note: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 1998/13-PR.

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

The following matters will be brought to the attention of the 22nd Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption:

1. DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 8 (ALINORM 99/24, APPENDIX II); AND

2. PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND PROPOSED REVISED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE AT STEP 5/8 (ALINORM 99/24, APPENDIX IV)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the Draft MRLs and Proposed Draft MRLs, including revised MRLs, should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 6 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

3. DRAFT REVISED RECOMMENDED METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MRLS (ALINORM 99/24, APPENDIX III)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to comment on the above Draft Revised Recommended Methods of Sampling should do so in writing in conformity with the Guide to the Consideration of Standards at Step 8 of the Procedure for the Elaboration of Codex Standards Including Consideration of Any Statements Relating to Economic Impact (Codex Alimentarius Commission Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 24-25) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 6 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

4. PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 5 (ALINORM 99/24, APPENDIX V)

Governments wishing to propose amendments or to submit comments regarding the implications which the Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits may have for their economic interest should do so in writing in conformity with the Procedures for the Elaboration of Codex Standards and Related Texts (at Step 5) (Codex Alimentarius Procedural Manual, Tenth Edition, pp. 20-21) to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 6 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

5. REVOCATION OF CODEX MRLS (ALINORM 99/24, APPENDIX VI)

Governments wishing to comment on the proposed revocation (not including that of Codex MRLs replaced by the revised MRLs) should do so in writing to the Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 6 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 31 March 1999.

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

RESIDUES AND TOXICOLOGICAL DATA REQUIRED BY JMPR FOR PESTICIDES SCHEDULED FOR EVALUATION OR PERIODIC RE-EVALUATION

Governments and interested international organizations are invited to send inventory of data for pesticides on the agenda of the JMPR. Inventories of information on use patterns or good agricultural practices, residue data, national MRLs, etc. should be sent to FAO Joint Secretary of the JMPR, Plant protection Service, AGP, FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, well before 30 November of a year before a JMPR meeting where a pesticide of concern is scheduled to be evaluated and, submission of residue data should be well before the end of February of the same year as the JMPR meeting. Toxicological data should be sent to Dr. J.L. Herrman, International Programme on Chemical Safety, WHO, CH-1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland not later than one year before the JMPR meeting (see Appendix VII of ALINORM 99/24).

Those countries specified under individual compounds concerning matters related to the FAO Panel of the JMPR (GAP, residue evaluation, etc.) on specific pesticide/commodity(ies) or concerning toxicological matters are invited to send information of data availability and/or toxicological data (for deadlines see the paragraph above).

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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (Used in this Report)

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION (Agenda Item 1)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 2)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS (Agenda Item 3)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 4)

MRLs/EMRLs for Fish
Proposed Draft Code of Practice for Good Animal Feeding

APPLICATION OF RISK ANALYSIS PRINCIPLES IN CODEX: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT CONSULTATIONS (Agenda Item 5)

REPORT OF GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE 1997 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 6)

CONSIDERATION OF INTAKE OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 7)

(A) Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on Food Consumption and Exposure Assessment
(B) Report of Pesticide Residue Intake Studies at International and National Level Based on Revised Guidelines for Predicting Dietary Intake Residues

CONSIDERATION OF RESIDUES IN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 8)

Codex MRLs Confirmed by the JMPR under Periodic Review
New ADI/Acute Reference Dose
Animal Transfer Studies
Pesticides of Common Mechanisms/Aggregated Exposure to Pesticides
Acute Intake Concerns
(A) DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEPS 7 AND 4

Carbaryl (008)
Chlorfenvinphos (014)
Chlormequat (015)
Chlorpyrifos (017)
Diazinon (022)
Dicofol (026)
Dimethoate (027)
Diquat (031)
Fenthion (039)
Lindane (048)
Methidathion (051)
Mevinphos (053)
2-Phenylphenol(056)
Parathion-methyl (059)
Propoxur (075)
Thiometon (076)
Chlorothalonil (081)
Dicloran (083)
Fenamiphos (085)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl (090)
Acephate (095)
Carbofuran (096)
Methamidophos (100)
Maleic Hydrazide (102)
Phosmet (103)
Dithiocarbamates (105)
Ethephon (106)
Iprodione (111)
Phorate (112)
Guazatine (114)
Aldicarb (117)
Cypermethrin (118)
Permethrin (120); Deltamethrin (135); Cyhalothrin (146)
Phenothrin (127)
Phenthoate (128)
Phoxim (141)
Cyfluthrin (157)
Buprofezin (173)
Abamectin(177)
Bifenthrin (178)
Clethodim (187)
Fenpropimorph (188)
Teflubenzuron (190)
Fenarimol (192)
Haloxyfop (194)
Flumethrin (195)
Tebufenozide (196)

(B) DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEPS 7 AND 4

Criteria for Setting EMRLs
DDT (021)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (Agenda Item 9)

(A) Revision of Recommended Methods of Sampling for the Determination of Pesticide Residues
(B) Revision of the List of Recommended Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues and Other Matters Related to Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues

ESTABLISHMENT OF CODEX PRIORITY LISTS OF PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 10)

PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Agenda Item 11)

REGULATORY PRACTICES TO FACILITATE USE OF CODEX MRLS FOR PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 12)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 13)

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 14)

ANNEX I - SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

ANNEX II - STATUS OF MRLS/EMRL CONSIDERED AT THE SESSION

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 detecting at least one non-compliance in a lot of meat or poultry product
Table 3. Meat and poultry products: 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. SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SAMPLING
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