Report of the Thirty-Second Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues













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The Hague, 1 - 8 May 2000

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: Via delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 ROME Tel.: 39 06 57051 www.codexalimentarius.net Email: [email protected] Facsimile: 39 06 5705 4593


ALINORM 01/24



CX 4/40.2

CL 2000/13-PR
June 2000

Note: This report includes Codex Circular Letter CL 2000/13-PR.

TO:

- Codex Contact Points
- Interested International Organizations



FROM:

Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission
FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy



SUBJECT:

DISTRIBUTION OF THE REPORT OF THE THIRTY-SECOND SESSION OF THE CODEX COMMITTEE ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (ALINORM 01/24)


The report of the Thirty-Second Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues will be considered by the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Geneva, 2 - 7 July 2001).

PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 24TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

The following matters will be brought to the attention of the 24th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission for adoption:

1. DRAFT AND DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 8 (ALINORM 01/24, APPENDIX II); AND

2. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 5/8 (ALINORM 01/24, APPENDIX III)

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, Eleventh Edition, pp. 26-27) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 30 March 2001.

3. PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AT STEP 5 (ALINORM 01/24, 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, Eleventh Edition, p. 22) to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 30 March 2001.

4. REVOCATION OF CODEX MRLS (ALINORM 01/24, 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 Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 57054593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 30 March 2001.

PART B: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

1. PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE CODEX CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS (ALINORM 01/24, APPENDIX V) AT STEP 3 OF THE ACCELERATED PROCEDURE

Governments are invited to comment on the above Proposed Draft Amendments to the Codex Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds (Codex Alimentarius, Volume 2, Section 4, pp. 75-78), including the revised definitions of “meat”, “mammalian fats”, “poultry fats” and “milks”, at Step 3 of the Accelerated Procedure[1]. Comments should be sent to the Secretary, Codex Alimentarius Commission, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy (fax, +39 06 5705 4593; e-mail, [email protected]), not later than 30 November 2000.

PART C: 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 Dr Amelia Tejada, Plant Protection Service, AGP, FAO, Viale 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 01/24).

Those countries specified under individual compounds in the ALINORM 01/24 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).


Table of Contents


SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS (Used in this Report)

INTRODUCTION

OPENING OF THE SESSION

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda Item 1)

APPOINTMENT OF RAPPORTEURS (Agenda Item 2)

MATTERS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE (Agenda Item 3)

Risk Analysis Principles and Methodologies
Other Legitimate Factors in the Framework of Risk Analysis

REPORT ON GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE 1998 AND 1999 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETINGS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 4)

CONSIDERATION OF INTAKE OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 5)

(A) Acute Dietary Exposure
(B) Report on pesticide residue intake studies at the international and national level based on guidelines for predicting dietary intake of pesticide residues
(C) Reports on the Revision of Regional Diets and Information on Processing

CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS IN FOODS AND FEEDS AT STEPS 7 AND 4 (Agenda Item 6)

- Harmonization of MRL Setting for Compounds Used Both as Pesticides and as Veterinary Drugs
- Proposed Measures When Dietary Exposure Estimates Exceed the Acceptable Daily Intake
- Feasibility of Establishing MRLs for Genetically Modified Crops and for Metabolite Residues
- Feasibility of Establishing Specific MRLs for Cereal-Based Foods and Infant Formula
- Need for EMRL for Camphechlor in Fish
Draft and Proposed Draft Maximum Residue Limits in Foods and Feeds at Steps 7 and 4

Captan (007)
Carbaryl (008)
Chlorfenvinphos (014)
Chlormequat (015)
2,4-D (020)
Dimethoate (027)/Omethoate (055)
Endosulfan (032)
Ethoxyquin (035)
Fenthion (039)
Lindane (048)
Malathion (049)
Mevinphos (053)
2-Phenylphenol (056)
Quintozene (064)
Thiabendazole (065)
Cyhexatin (067)
Benomyl (069)/Carbendazim (072)/Thiophanate-Methyl (077)
Disulfoton (074)
Vamidothion (078)
Amitrole (079)
Chinomethionat (080)
Chlorothalonil (081)
Dichlofluanid (082)
Dicloran (083)
Fenamiphos (085)
Dinocap (087)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl (090)
Carbofuran (096)
Methamidophos (100)
Maleic Hydrazide (102)
Phosmet (103)
Dithiocarbamates (105)
Iprodione (111)
Phorate (112)
Triforine (116)
Aldicarb (117)
Cypermethrin (118)
Permethrin (120)
Amitraz (122)
Azocyclotin (129)
Methiocarb (132)
Deltamethrin (135)
Procymidone (136)
Bitertanol (144)
Carbosulfan (145)
Cyhalothrin (146)
Flucythrinate (152)
Pyrazophos (153)
Cyfluthrin (157)
Oxydemeton-methyl (166)
Glufosinate-ammonium (175)
Hexythiazox (176)
Abamectin (177)
Myclobutanil (181)
Clethodim (187)
Tebuconazole (189)
Haloxyfop (194)
Fenbuconazole (197)
Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA) (198)
Kresoxim-methyl (199)

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (Agenda Item 7)

(a) Single-laboratory Validation of Methods of Analysis and Sampling
(b) Revision of the List of Methods of Analysis for Pesticide Residues

ESTABLISHMENT OF CODEX PRIORITY LISTS OF PESTICIDES (Agenda item 8)

PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (Agenda Item 9)

OTHER BUSINESS AND FUTURE WORK (Agenda Item 10)

Minimum Data Requirements for Establishing Maximum Residue Limits Including Import Tolerances
Future Work

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT SESSION (Agenda Item 11)

ANNEX I: SUMMARY STATUS OF WORK

ANNEX II: STATUS OF MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS 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

APPENDIX III: PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES

APPENDIX IV: PROPOSED DRAFT AND PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMIT FOR PESTICIDES

APPENDIX V: PROPOSED DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO CODEX CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS AND ANIMAL FEEDS

APPENDIX VI: CODEX MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS FOR PESTICIDES RECOMMENDED FOR REVOCATION

APPENDIX VII: PRIORITY LIST OF COMPOUNDS SCHEDULED FOR EVALUATION OR REEVALUATION BY JMPR


[1] Subject to approval by the 47th Session of the Executive Committee.