The FAO/WHO Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues was convened, completing the review of residue data for four pesticides, including the novel compound tioxazafen and abamectin.

Release Date:

2018-10-11

From September 12 to 27, 2018, the 2018 session of the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) was held at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin. More than 40 experts from countries including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany, along with officials from the FAO Secretariat, the WHO Secretariat, and the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Secretariat, attended the meeting. During the conference, the FAO and WHO expert groups reviewed fluazinam through plenary sessions and breakout discussions.

　　From September 12 to 27, 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Pesticide The 2018 session of the Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) was held at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Berlin. More than 40 experts from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and other countries, along with officials from the FAO Secretariat, the WHO Secretariat, and the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) Secretariat, attended the meeting.
　　During the conference, expert panels from FAO and WHO reviewed eight new substances, including fluazinam and tioxazafen, through plenary sessions and breakout discussions. Pesticide , imazalil and kresoxim-methyl: two substances subject to periodic evaluation Pesticide and 21 assessed species Pesticide the new maximum residue limit standards. Following review, this meeting recommends Pesticide More than 300 maximum residue limits (MRLs) have been established. Pesticide More than 20 acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and acute reference doses (ARfDs); meanwhile, the meeting addressed the toxicological characteristics of compounds with chronic effects, Pesticide Comprehensive issues and technical guidelines—such as microbial impacts, the submission of complete data, the review of large‑portion data for IESTI calculations, and the adjustment of crop classification and group maximum limits in accordance with the Codex Alimentarius—were discussed, and responses were provided to questions raised by the International Food Codex. Pesticide Ten substances, including quinclorac, as proposed by the Committee on Residues (CCPR) Pesticide Related issues, etc.
　　At the invitation of FAO and WHO, the International Codex Alimentarius Pesticide Dr. Qiao Xiongwu, Chairman of the Residuals Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Pesticide Researcher Ye Guibiao, Director of the CCPR Secretariat Office at the Testing Institute, and Professor Pan Canping from China Agricultural University, along with one other expert, attended the meeting and completed the evaluation of four new compounds, including tioxazafen and avermectin. Pesticide In the review of residue data, more than 20 maximum residue limit standards were recommended.