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Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
Host Government: China
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The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is responsible for establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues
in specific food items or in groups of food; establishing maximum limits for pesticide residues in certain animal feeding
stuffs moving in international trade where this is justified for reasons of protection of human health; preparing priority
lists of pesticides for evaluation by the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR); considering methods of
sampling and analysis for the determination of pesticide residues in food and feed; considering other matters in relation
to the safety of food and feed containing pesticide residues and; establishing maximum limits for environmental and
industrial contaminants showing chemical or other similarity to pesticides in specific food items or groups of food.
The 43rd Session of the Committee met in Beijing, China, on April 4-9, 2011. The relevant document is REP11/PR. The
following items will be considered by the Commission at its 34th Session in July 2011. To be considered for adoption
at Step 8:
- Draft MRLs for Pesticides
To be considered at Step 5/8:
- Proposed draft MRLs for Pesticides
- Proposed draft revision of the Guidelines on the Estimation of Uncertainty of Results for the Determination of Pesticide Residues (Annex to CAC/GL 59-2006)
- Codex Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides Recommended for Revocation
- Analysis of Pesticide Residues: Recommended Methods (Codex Stan 229-1993) Recommended for Revocation
- Approval of new work for the Priority List for the Establishment of MRLs for Pesticides
The Committee will continue working on:
- Draft revision of the Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds: Tree Nuts, Herbs and Spices
- Draft Principle and Guidance for the Selection of Representative Commodities for the Extrapolation of Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides for Commodity Groups (including Table 1 on fruit commodities)
- Draft revision of the Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds: Herbs – Edible Flowers
- Proposed draft MRLs for Pesticides at Step 5
- Proposed draft revision of the Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds: Assorted Tropical and Sub-tropical Fruits - edible peel and Assorted Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits – inedible peel
- Proposed draft revision of the Classification of Foods and Animal Feeds: Other vegetable commodity groups
- Establishment of Codex Priority Lists of Pesticides (Evaluation of New Pesticides and Pesticides under the Periodic Re-Evaluation)
- Application of Proportionality in Selecting Data for MRL Estimation
- Revision of the Risk Analysis Principles applied by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues
- Consideration of the status of Codex MRLs for Lindane
- Development of criteria for use by CCPR and JMPR to determine minimum number of field trials necessary to support the establishment of MRLs for minor uses/specialty crops
For a list of Committee Delegates, use the following link:
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/codex_alimentarius/
Codex_Delegates_and_Alternates/index.asp
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| Current CCPR Documents Requesting Comments |
| CX or CL (PDF) |
Subject |
Comments Due |
Send comments to: |
| CX/PR 12/44/13 |
Revision of the Risk Analysis Principles Applied by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues |
Mar 27, 2012 |
USCodex@
fsis.usda.gov |
| CL 2012/43-PR |
Establishment of Schedules and Priority Lists for Pesticides |
Feb 22, 2013 |
USCodex@
fsis.usda.gov |
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