PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD - 1979
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EVALUATIONS 1979
Joint meeting of the
FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues
in Food and the Environment
and the
WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues
Geneva, 3-12 December 1979
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This document contains summaries of the data considered by the Joint
Meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and
the Environment and the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues, which
met in Geneva, 3 - 12 December 1979, together with the recommendations
made. A report of the 1980 Joint Meeting, which outlines the
principles on which the evaluations were carried out and summarises
the recommendations made, has also been published.*
* Pesticide Residues in Food: Report of the 1979 Joint Meeting of the
FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment
and the WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues, FAO Plant Production
and Protection Series No. 20, 1980.
CONTENTS
List of Attendees
Introduction
The Monographs
Acephate*
Aldicarb
Aminocarb*
Azocyclotin
Bromamethane*
sec-Butylamine*
Carbaryl*
Carbofuran*
Carbon tetrachloride*
Carbophenothion*
Chlordimeform*
Chlorthalonil*
Chlorpyrifos-methyl*
Cyperimethrin
DDT*
Demeton-S-methyl*
Diazinon*
1,2-Dibromomethane*
Dichlofluanid*
1,2-Dichloroethane*
Diphenylamine*
Disulfoton
Edifenphos*
Fenbutatin oxide*
Fenitrothion*
Fenthion*
Fenvalerate
Lindane*
Methamidophos*
Methidathion*
Omethoate*
Parathion-methyl*
Permethrin
Phenothrin
Phosmet*
Pirimicarb*
Pirimiphos-methyl*
Propargite*
2,4,5-T*
Thiabendazole*
Thiometon*
Triadimefon
Annex I
Annex II
Compounds marked * have been evaluated previously.
1979 JOINT MEETING OF THE FAO PANEL OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
IN FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WHO EXPERT GROUP ON PESTICIDE
RESIDUES
Geneva, 3 - 12 December 1979
FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment
Mr. A. Ambrus, Department Head, Analytical Department, Plant
Protection and Agrochemistry Centre, Budapest, Hungary
Professor F. Bro-Rasmussen, Head, Laboratory of Environmental Sciences
and Ecology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark (Vice-
Chairman)
Mr. J. G. Cummings, Chief, Residue Chemistry Branch, Office of
Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
D.C., U.S.A.
Mr. S. G. Heuser, Head, Storage Chemistry Section, Agricultural
Science Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Slough,
Berkshire, England
Dr. K. R. Hill, Chief, Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Environmental Quality
Institute, Beltsville, Md., U.S.A.
Mr. N. F. Ives, Chemist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Pesticide Programs, Hazard Evaluation Division, Arlington, Va.,
U.S.A.
Dr. E. D. Magallona, Head, Pesticide Residue and Toxicology
Laboratory, University of the Philippines at Los Baños College,
Laguna, Philippines
Mr. J. T. Snelson, Pesticide Co-ordinators Department of Primary
Industry, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia (Rapporteur)
Observers invited by FAO
Mr. C. W. Collier, Office of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for
International Development, Washington, D.C. 20523, U.S.A.
Ir. A. J. Pieters, Directorate of Public Health, Foodstuffs Division,
Leidschendam, Netherlands (Chairman of Codex Committee on Pesticide
Residues)
WHO Expert Group on Pesticide Residues
Dr. W. Almeida, Directory Division of Animal Biology, Instituto
Biologico, San Paulo, Brazil (Rapporteur)
Professor C. Amerasekere, Head, Department of Forensic Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Dr. E. A. Bababunmi, Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry,
University of Ibadang School of Medicine, Ibadan, Nigeria (Chairman)
Dr. V. Benes, Chief, Toxicology Department, Institute of Hygiene and
Epidemiology, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Mr. D. J. Clegg, Pesticide Section, Toxicological Evaluation Division,
Health Protection Branch, Department of National Health and Welfare,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dr. M. van Logten, National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven,
Netherlands
FAO/WHO Secretariat
Dr. R. L. Baron, Health Effects Research Laboratory, Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, U.S.A. (WHO Temporary
Adviser)
Mr. J. A. R. Bates, Pesticide Residues Specialist, Plant Protection
Service, FAO, Rome Italy (Joint Secretary)
Dr. J. Cabral, Unit of Chemical Carcinogenesis, International Agency
for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Dr. A. Hassan, Technical Officer, Chemical Residues and Pollution
Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Atomic Energy in Food and
Agriculture, IAEA, Vienna, Austria
Dr. A. F. Machin, Senior Research Officer Central Veterinary
Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Weybridge,
Surrey, England (FAO Consultant)
Dr. G. Vettorazzi, Scientist - Food Safety, Environmental Health
Criteria and Standards, Division of Environmental Health, WHO,
Switzerland (Joint Secretary)
Monographs edited by Dr. E. E. Turtle (FAO Consultant)
INTRODUCTION
The report of the joint meeting of the FAO Panel of Experts on
Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment and the WHO Expert
Group on Pesticide Residues held in Geneva from 3 - 12 December 1979,
contains a summary of the evaluations of residues in foods of the
various pesticides considered at the session as well as information on
the general principles followed by the meeting. The present document
contains summaries of the data considered, together with the
recommendations made.
The information included in the monographs has been obtained from the
published literature wherever possible, but other sources have also
been used. Early and complete publications of the results of research
in this field are very important, particularly those data which can
form the basis for the estimation of acceptable daily intakes and
appropriate residue levels. Publication allows the research to be
assessed by scientists from disciplines not necessarily represented at
the meeting. Data contained in unpublished reports is less
satisfactory and, when considered, must be complete and
nonconfidential and indicate authorship.
Some of the compounds considered at this meeting have been previously
evaluated and reported on in earlier publications. Only new
information is summarized in the relevant monographs and reference is
made to the previously published evaluation(s) which should also be
consulted. Such monograph addenda are indicated by an asterisk in the
"Contents" sheet.
Annex 1 to this volume of monographs summarizes the recommendations on
acceptable daily intakes, maximum residue limits and guideline levels
made at the 1979 meeting. It has already appeared as an annex to the
report of the meeting.
NOTE
Any comments on evaluation for acceptable daily intake should be
addressed to:
Food Safety Unit
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
Any comments on residues in food and their evaluation should be
addressed to:
Pesticide-Residues Specialist
Plant Protection Service
Plant Production and Protection Division
Food and Agriculture Organization
Rome, Italy
See Also:
Toxicological Abbreviations