ANNEX II
SURVEY OF PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM THE ACTIVITIES OF THE JOINT FAO/WHO
EXPERT COMMITTEE ON FOOD ADDITIVES
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
1 1956 Rome General principles Report only NMRS 15 1957
governing the use TRS 129 1957
of food additives
2 1957 Geneva Procedures for the Report only NMRS 17 1958
testing of TRS 144 1958
intentional food
additives to
establish their
safety for use
3 1958 Rome Specifications for Mimeographed FAO 1959
identity and report
purity of Specifications FAO-Volume I 1962
antimicrobial
preservatives and
antioxidants
4 1959 Rome Specifications for Mimeographed FAO 1959
identity and report
purity of food Specifications FAO-Volume II 1963
colours
5 1960 Geneva Evaluation of the Report only NM1LS 29 1961
carcinogenic TRS 220 1961
hazards of food
additives
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series,
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
6 1961 Geneva Antimicrobials and Report containing NMRS 31 1962
antioxidants also TRS 228 1962
(toxicology and toxicological
some monographs
specifications)
7 1963 Rome Emulsifiers, Report containing NMRS 35 1964
stabilizers, toxicological TRS 281 1964
bleaching and monographs and
maturing agents chemical
(toxicology and specifications
specifications)
8 1964 Geneva Food colours, Report NMRS 38 1965
antimicrobials and TRS 309 1965
antioxidants Specifications NMRS 38A 1965
(toxicology and for Food Add. 24.65 1965
specifications) antimicrobials and
antioxidants
Specifications NMRS 38B 1966
and toxicology of Food Add. 66.25 1966
food colours
(containing also
materials from
4th and 10th
meetings)
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series;
Food Add. = WHO/Food Additives.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
9 1965 Rome Antimicrobials, Report NMRS 40 1966
antioxidants, TRS 339 1966
emulsifiers, Toxicology and NMRS 40A,B,C 1967
stabilizers, some Food Add. 67.29 1967
flour-treating specifications
agents, acids and (containing also
bases materials from
10th meeting)
10 1966 Geneva Emulsifiers, Report only NMRS 43 1967
stabilizers and (for monographs TRS 373 1967
certain other see meetings 8
substances and 9)
11 1967 Geneva Flavouring Report MRS 44 1968
substances and TRS 383 1968
non-nutritive Toxicology NM1RS 44A 1968
sweetening agents Food Add. 68.33 1967
Specifications NMRS 44B 1969
Food Add. 69.31 1969
12 1968 Geneva Antibiotics Report NMRS 45 1969
TRS 430 1969
Specifications NMRS 45A 1969
Food Add. 69.34 1969
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series;
Food Add. = WHO/Food Additives.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
13 1969 Rome Food colours, Report NMRS 46 1970
emulsifiers, TRS 445 1970
stabilizers, Toxicology NMRS 46A 1970
anticaking agents, Food Add. 70.36 1970
certain other Specifications NMRS 46B 1970
substances Food Add. 70.37 1970
14 1970 Geneva Extraction Report NMRS 48 1971
solvents, TRS 462 1971
certain other Toxicology NMRS 48A 1971
substances, Food Add. 70.39 1971
technological Specifications NMRS 48B 1971
efficacy of Food Add. 70.40 1971
antimicrobial Efficacy NMRS 48C 1971
agents Food Add. 70.41 1971
15 1971 Rome Enzymes, modified Report NMRS 50 1972
starches, certain TRS 488 1972
other substances, Toxicology NMRS 50A 1972
technological FAS 1 1972
efficacy of Specifications NMRS 50B 1972
antioxidants FAS 2 1972
Efficacy NMRS 50C 1972
FAS 3 1972
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series;
Food Add. = WHO/Food Additives; FAS = WHO Food Additives Series.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
16 1972 Geneva Contaminants: Report NMRS 51 1972
cadmium, lead, TRS 505 1972
mercury. Toxicology NMRS 51A 1972
Additives: FAS 4 1972
amaranth,
diethylpyrocarbonate
and octyl gallate
17 1973 Geneva Certain food Report NMRS 53 1974
additives. TRS 539 1974
Review of general Toxicology NMRS 53A 1974
principles FAS 5 1974
Specificationsb FNP4 1978
18 1974 Rome Food colours, Report NMRS 54 1974
enzymes, flavours, TRS 557 1974
thickening agents, Toxicology NMRS 54A 1975
certain other food FAS 6 1975
additives Specifications NMRS 54B 1975
FAS 7 1975
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series; FAS = WHO Food Additives Series;
FNP = FAO Food and Nutrition Paper.
b Published by FAO only.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
19 1975 Geneva Food colours, Report NMRS 55 1975
thickening agents, TRS 576 1975
certain Other Toxicology NMRS 55A 1975
substances FAS 8 1975
Specificationsb NMRS 55B 1976
FAS 9 1976
20 1976 Rome Certain food Report FNS 1 1976
additives, TRS 599 1976
antioxidants, Toxicologyc FAS 10 -
sweeteners, Specificationsb FNS 1B 1977
thickeners, FAS 11 1977
solvents and other
food additives
21 1977 Geneva Certain food Reportc TRS 617 1978
additives, Toxicologyc FAS 12 -
antioxidants, food Specificationsb NMRS 57 1977
colours and
thickeners
a NMRS = FAO Nutrition Meetings Report Series; TRS = WHO Technical Report Series; FAS = WHO Food Additives Series;
FNS = FAO Food and Nutrition Series.
b Published by FAO only.
c Published by WHO only.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
22 1978 Rome Certain food Reportb TRS 631 1978
additives and Toxicologyb FAS 13 1979
contaminants, Specificationsc FNP 7 1978
food colours,
miscellaneous food
additives,
asbestos, lead,
mercury, Organic
tin, and organotin
compounds
23 1979 Geneva Food colours, Reportb TRS 648 1980
carrier solvents, Toxicologyb FAS 14 1980
extraction Specificationsc FNP 12 1979
solvents,
flavours,
inorganic salts
and salts of
organic acids
a TRS = WHO Technical Report Series; Nutrition Paper. FAS =WHO Food Additives Series; FNP = FAO Food and
b Published by WHO only.
c Published by FAO only.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
24 1980 Rome Anticaking agents, Reportb TRS 653 1980
food Toxicologyb FAS 15 1981
antimicrobials, Specificationsc FNP 17
antioxidants,
emulsifiers,
flavours, food
colours,
sweeteners,
thickening agents,
miscellaneous food
additives
25 1981 Geneva Food colours, Reportb TRS 669 1981
flavours, Toxicologyb FAS 16 1982
sweeteners, Specificationsc FNP 19 1981
thickening agents,
extraction
solvents, carrier
solvents,
miscellaneous food
additives
a TRS = WHO Technical Report Series; FAS = WHO Food Additives Series; FNP = FAO Food and Nutrition Paper.
b Published by WHO only,
c Published by FAO only.
Annex II (Con't)
Publications Identification Year of
Meeting Year of Place of Topics dealt with or documents codesa publication
No. meeting meeting resulting or issue
26 1982 Rome Antioxidants, Reportb TRS 683 1982
emulsifiers, Toxicologyb FAS 17 1982
enzymes, food Specificationsc FNP 25 1982
colours, flavours,
inorganic salts
and buffering
agents, thickening
agents,
sweeteners,
miscellaneous food
additives, metal
contaminants
27 1983 Geneva Antioxidants, Reportb TRS 696 1983
extraction Toxicologyb FAS 18 1983
solvents, Specificationsc FNP 28 1983
flavouring agents, Guide to
food colours, Specificationsc
preservatives,
sweetening agents,
thickening agents,
miscellaneous food
additives, metal
contaminants,
xenobiotic
anabolic agents
a TRS = WHO Technical Report Series; FAS = WHO Food Additives Series; FNP = FAO Food and Nutrition Paper.
b Published by WHO only.
c Published by FAO only.
See Also: Toxicological Abbreviations