Technical Report Series articles from April 2004

Technical Report Series archives from April 2004

1. Introduction.(A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives investigates the scientific and regulatory issues related to the risk analysis of substances without an acceptable daily intake or maximum residue limit. )
April 1, 2004... 1. Introduction A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters, Rome, from 4 to 12 February 2004. The meeting was...

2. General considerations.(The joint FAO/WHO Committee recommends that a series of standard statements be developed that allow clear and consistent conclusions to be expressed for specific toxicological end-points, in particular, genotoxic and carcinogenic potential, as well as reproductive toxicity.)
April 1, 2004... 2.1 Conclusions on specific toxicological end-points In an effort to improve consistency and transparency, the Committee recommended that a series of standard statements be developed that allow clear and consistent conclusions to be...

3. Comments on residues of specific veterinary drugs.(milk and food safety)
April 1, 2004... The Committee considered one veterinary drug for the first time and re-evaluated nine others. Information on the safety evaluations is summarized in Annex 2. Details of further toxicological studies and other information required for certain...

4. Comments on chloramphenicol found at low levels in animal products.
April 1, 2004... Chloramphenicol is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with historical veterinary uses in all major food-producing animals and with current uses in humans and companion animals. Chloramphenicol was previously evaluated by the Committee at its...

5. Future work.(FAO/WHO committee recommendations (3) for future work)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... --The Committee suggested that a small working group, including experts from other JECFA and JMPR panels, should elaborate a set of phrases to be used to describe the Committee's conclusions on genotoxic and carcinogenic potentials, for...

6. Recommendations.(Joint FAO/WHO conference)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... 1. Recognizing the potential public health consequences identified in this report (see 2.20, the Committee requested early consideration by the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs (CCRVDF), in its role as risk manager, on how...

Acknowledgement.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Committee wishes to thank Dr H. Mattock, St Jean d'Ardieres, France, for her assistance in the preparation of the report.

References.(list of food safety reports available, regarding pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues)
April 1, 2004... (1.) Residues of veterinary drugs in foods. Report of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1985 (FAO Food and Nutrition Paper, No. 32). (2.) Codex Alimentarius Commission....

Reports and other documents resulting from previous meetings of the joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.(Annex 1)(Directory)
April 1, 2004... 1. General principles governing the use of food additives (First report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives). FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series, No. 15, 1957; WHO Technical Report Series, No. 129, 1957 (out of print)....

Recommendations on compounds on the agenda.(Annex 2)(chemical compounds)
April 1, 2004... Recommendations on compounds on the agenda Antimicrobial agents Cefuroxime Acceptable The temporary ADI established at the fifty-eighth daily intake: meeting of the Committee (WHO TRS 911, 2002) ...