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REPORTS OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH AND FIFTIETH MEETINGS OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES[29] (Agenda item 5)

55. The FAO and WHO Joint Secretaries of JECFA summarized the results of the forty-eighth and fiftieth meetings of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).

56. Thirteen veterinary drugs were evaluated at the forty-eighth meeting, including two anethelminthic agents (moxidectin and thiabendazole), eight antimicrobial agents (ceftiofur, danofloxacin, dihydrostreptomycin, and streptomycin, enrofloxacin, flumequine, gentamicin, and spiramycin), one glucocorticosteroid (dexamethasone), and two insecticides (cyfluthrin, and fluazuron).

57. Sixteen veterinary drugs were evaluated at the fiftieth meeting, including five anethelminthic agents (eprinomectin, febantel, fenbendazole, oxfendazole, and moxidectin), five antimicrobial agents (gentamicin, procaine benzylpenicillin, sarafloxacin, spectinomycin, and the tetracyclines (chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and tetracycline), three antiprotozoal agents (diclazuril, imidocarb, and nicarbazin), one glucocorticosteroid (dexamethasone), one group of production aids (recombinant bovine somatotropins), and one tranquilizing agent (azaperone).


[29] Report of the 48th Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (WHO Technical Report Series No. 879) and Summary and Conclusions of the 50th Meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (unnumbered).

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