Report of the 29th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues













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The Hague, 7 - 12 April 1997

codex alimentarius commission

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

WORLD
HEALTH
ORGANIZATION


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ALINORM 97/24A

JOINT FAO/WHO FOOD STANDARDS PROGRAMME

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

Twenty-second Session
Geneva, 23 - 28 June 1997

Note: This report incorporates Codex Circular Letter CL 1997/8-PR

CX 4/40.2

CL 1997/8-PR
May 1997


TO:

- Codex Contact Points


- Participants at the Twenty-ninth Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues


- Interested International Organizations

FROM:

Chief, Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme


FAO, Via delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy


SUBJECT: Distribution of the Report of the Twenty-ninth Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (ALINORM 97/24A)

The report of the Twenty-ninth Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is attached. It will be considered by the Twenty-second Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission to be held in Geneva from 23 - 28 June 1997.


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PART A: MATTERS FOR ADOPTION BY THE 22ND SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION

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

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

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)

RESIDUE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES IN CODEX (Agenda Item 5)

SUMMARY REPORT OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO EXPERT CONSULTATION ON RISK MANAGEMENT (Agenda Item 6)

REPORT ON GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS BY THE 1996 JOINT FAO/WHO MEETING ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 7)

CONSIDERATION OF INTAKE OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES (Agenda Item 8)

(a) Draft Revised Guidelines for Predicting Dietary Intake of Pesticide Residues
(b) Worked Example of Intake Estimate According to the Revised Guidelines
(c) Summary Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Consultation on Food Consumption and Exposure Assessment of Chemicals
(d) Report of Pesticide Residue Intake Studies at International and National Level

CONSIDERATION OF MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS AND EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS IN FOOD AND ANIMAL FEEDS (Agenda Item 9)

MRLs Kept at Step 7 Due to Dietary Intake Issues
MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

Azinphos-methyl (002)
Chlorfenvinphos (014)
Chlorpyrifos (017)
Diazinone (022)
Dicofol (026)
Dimethoate (027)
Diquat (031)
Ethion (034)
Ethoxyquin (035)
Fenthion (039)
Methidathion (051)
Parathion (058)
Parathion-methyl (059)
Quintozene (064)
Bromopropylate (070)
Disulfoton (074)
Dichlofluanid (082)
Dicloran (083)
Chlorpyrifos-methyl (090)
Cartap (097)
Methamidophos (100)
Dithiocarbamates (105)
Ethephon (106)
Fenbutatin oxide (109)
Iprodione (111)
Phorate (112) (Annex II, para. 42), Tecnazene (115), Methacrifos (125) (Annex II)
Phenothrin (127)
Isofenphos (131), Triadimefon (133), Metalaxyl (138) (Annex II), Triazophos (143) (Annex II, para. 42)
Oxydemeton-methyl (166)
Triadimenol (168), Profenofos (171)
Bentazone (172)
Buprofezin (173)
Abamectin (177)
Bifenthrin (178)
Dithianon (180)
Penconazole (182)
Clethodim (187)
Fenpropimorph (188)
Tebuconazole (189)
Fenarimol (192)
Fenpyroximate (193)

EXTRANEOUS MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND SAMPLING (Agenda Item 10)

(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

PRIORITY LIST OF PESTICIDES (Agenda Item 11)

PROBLEMS RELATIVE TO PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (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 CONSIDERED

APPENDIX I: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS/LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS/LISTA DE PARTICIPANTES

APPENDIX II: PROPOSED DRAFT REVISED RECOMMENDED METHODS OF SAMPLING FOR THE DETERMINATION OF PESTICIDE RESIDUES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH MRLs (advanced to Step 5 of the Codex Procedure)

1. OBJECTIVE
2. PRINCIPLES
3. SAMPLING PROCEDURES
4. CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE
ANNEX I. DEFINITION OF TERMS
ANNEX II. SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION OF SAMPLING
REFERENCES

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