FAO/PL:1968/M/9/1

    WHO/FOOD ADD./69.35

    1968 EVALUATIONS OF SOME PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD

    THE MONOGRAPHS

    Issued jointly by FAO and WHO

    The content of this document is the result of the deliberations of the
    Joint Meeting of the FAO Working Party of Experts and the WHO Expert
    Committee on Pesticide Residues, which met in Geneva, 9-16 December,
    1968.

    FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

    WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

    Geneva, 1969

    PYRETHRINS

    This pesticide was evaluated by the 1966 Joint Meeting of the FAO
    Working Party and the WHO Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues
    (FAO/WHO, 1967). The previous publication contained an error under
    "Further Work" regarding sensitivity of the required analytical
    methods. Furthermore, the report of the 1967 Joint Meeting (FAO/WHO,
    1968) implied a review of the recommendations in 1970, matters which
    will not be considered until 1972. Since no additional data have
    become available on this compound, only the recommendations for
    tolerances are repeated below.

    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOLERANCES AND PRACTICAL RESIDUE LIMITS

    Temporary tolerances

    The following temporary tolerances, to be in effect until 1972, are to
    apply to raw agricultural products moving in commerce unless otherwise
    indicated. In the case of fruit and vegetables the tolerances should
    be applied as soon as practicable after harvest and in any event prior
    to actual retail to the public. In the case of commodities entering
    international trade, the tolerances should be applied by the importing
    country at the point of entry or as soon as practicable thereafter.

              Cereals                           3 ppm

              Cereal products, fresh fruit,
              dried fruit, oil seeds            1 ppm

    REFERENCES

    FAO/WHO. (1967) Evaluation of some pesticide residues in food. (FAO,
    PL:CP/15; WHO/Food Add./67.32)

    FAO/WHO. (1968) Report of the 1967 Joint Meeting of the FAO Working
    Party of Experts and the WHO Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues.
    (FAO, PL:1967/M/11; Wld Hlth Org. techn. Rep. Ser., 391)
    

    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations
       Pyrethrins (FAO Meeting Report PL/1965/10/1)
       Pyrethrins (FAO/PL:CP/15)
       Pyrethrins (JMPR Evaluations 2003 Part II Toxicological)
       Pyrethrins (FAO/PL:1967/M/11/1)
       Pyrethrins (FAO/PL:1969/M/17/1)
       Pyrethrins (AGP:1970/M/12/1)
       Pyrethrins (WHO Pesticide Residues Series 2)
       Pyrethrins (WHO Pesticide Residues Series 4)