PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD - 1981
Sponsored jointly by FAO and WHO
EVALUATIONS 1981
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome
FAO PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION PAPER 42
pesticide residues in food:
1981 evaluations
the monographs
data and recommendations
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
Geneva, 23 November-2 December 1981
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CONTENTS
List of Those Attending the Meeting
The Monographs
Acephate*
Azocyclotin*
Bromide Ion*
sec-Butylamine*
Chinomethionat*
Chlorothalonil*
Chlorpyrifos*
Cyhexatin*
Cypermethrin*
Deltamethrin*
Dichlofluanid*
Diflubenzuron
Disulfoton*
Edifenphos*
Ethiofencarb*
Fenvalerate*
Isofenphos
Methamidophos*
Methiocarb
Omethoate*
Paraquat*
Permethrin*
Phenthoate*
Phosmet*
Pirimicarb*
Procymidone
Propoxur*
2,4,5-T*
Tecnazene*
Thiabendazole*
Triadimefon*
Important Features of Insecticides Currently Used or Under
Development for the Protection of Stored Grain
Annex 1-Acceptable Daily Intakes, Maximum Residue Limits and
Guideline Levels Proposed at the 1981 Meeting
Annex II-Previous FAO and WHO Documentation
* Compound evaluated previously
JOINT MEETING OF THE FAO PANEL OF EXPERTS ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
IN FOOD AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WHO PANEL EXPERT GROUP
ON PESTICIDE RESIDUES
Geneva, 23 November - 2 December 1981
FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues in Food and the
Environment
Dr. D.C. Abbott, Deputy Director (Customer Services), Laboratory of
the Government Chemist, Department of Industry, London, UK
(Rapporteur)
Dr. A. Ambrus, Department Head, Plant Protection and Agrochemistry
Centre, Budapest, Hungary.
Dr. G. Becker, Chemical Director, Residue Laboratory, Ministry of
Public Health, Saarbruecken, FRG
Prof. A.F.H. Besemer, Chair of Phytopharmacy, Agricultural
University of Wageningen, Netherlands
Mr. N.F. Ives, Chemist, Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, Washington, USA
Mr. M.A. Martinez, Head, Department of Pesticides, Direccion Gral.
Sanidad Vegetal, Mexico City, Mexico
Mr. J.T. Snelson, Pesticides Co-ordinator, Department of Primary
Industry, Canberra, Australia (Vice-Chairman)
Observer invited by FAO
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
Mr. D.J. Clegg, Head, Pesticide Section, Toxicological Evaluation
Division, Food Directorate, Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Canada
(Rapporteur)
Dr. V. Benes, Chief, Department of Toxicology, Institute of Hygiene
and Epidemiology, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Prof. P.K. Gupta, Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indian
Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, India
Prof. D. De Paola, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine,
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dr. A. Di Muccio, Chemist, Toxicological Laboratory, Pesticide
Section, Istituto Superiore di Sanitá, Rome, Italy
Dr. M. van Logten, National Institute of Public Health, Bilthoven,
Netherlands (Chairman)
FAO/WHO Secretariat
Mr. J.A.R. Bates, Pesticide Residues Specialist, Plant Protection
Service, FAO, Rome, Italy (Secretary of FAO Panel of Experts on
Pesticide Residues in Food and the Environment)
Mr. M.N. Bates, Principal Toxicologist, Division of Public Health,
Department of Health, Wellington, New Zealand (WHO Temporary
Adviser)
Dr. J. Cabral, Unit of Chemical Carcinogenesis, International
Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Dr. L. Fishbein, Acting Deputy Director, National Center for
Toxicological Research, Jefferson, Arkansas, USA (WHO Temporary
Adviser)
Mr. A.F. Machin, Senior Research Officer, Central Veterinary
Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Weybridge,
Surrey, UK (FAO Consultant)
Prof. A. Somogyi, Director, Department of Drugs, Animal Nutrition
and Residue Research, Bundesgeundheitamt, Berlin (West) (WHO
Temporary Adviser)
Dr. G. Vettorazzi, Toxicologist, International Programme on
Chemical Safety, Division of Environmental Health, WHO, Geneva,
Switzerland (Secretary of WHO Expert Group on Pesticides Residues)
Dr. D. Wu-Lau, Scientific Adviser, Pesticide Section, Toxicological
Evaluation Division, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare,
Ottawa, Canada (WHO Temporary Adviser)
Ms. K. Zammarano, Plant Protection Officer (Information), Plant
Protection Service, FAO, Rome, Italy (Monographs Editor)
Also Attended
Dr. A. Hassan, Technical Officer, Chemical Residues and Pollution
Section, Joint FAO/IAE Division of Atomic Energy in Food and
Agriculture, IAEA, Vienna, Austria
Dr. L.G. Ladomery, Food Standards Officer, Joint FAO/WHO Food
Standards Programme, FAO,Rome, Italy (Secretary of Codex Committee
on Pesticide Residues)
The secretaries of the WHO Expert Group and the FAO Panel of
Experts record with great regret the death in February 1982 of
Dr. M. van Logten of the Netherlands who acted as Chairman for
this 1981 Joint Meeting on Pesticides Residues.
Dr. van Logten, a toxicologist of international reputation,
made very valuable contributions to the work of the Joint
Meetings for a number of years.