Report of the JECFA/JMPR Informal Harmonization Meeting. 1-2 February 1999, Rome, Italy

Report of the JECFA/JMPR Informal Harmonization Meeting. 1-2 February 1999, Rome, Italy

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The Codex Committee on Residue of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF) at its 11th Session recommended a Harmonization Meeting on residue definitions and other issues relating to the use of chemicals both as veterinary drugs and as pesticides because of the differences in the evaluation processes by Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) leading to different MRLs for the same chemical. The Meeting was held in Rome, Italy from 1-2 Feb ruary 1999. The main task of the meeting was to have informal exchange of information related to the same chemical which is of interest to both parties, to come up with only one recommendation on definitions of terms and MRL, used both as pesticide and as veterinary drug, among others. It was recommended that JMPR/JECFA should continue to hold ad hoc meetings to address issues of mutual interest and should consider the exchange of one panel member to facilitate the harmonization of MRLs and ri sk assessment for substances used as veterinary drugs and pesticides.