PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN FOOD - 1981


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    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

    FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
    Rome 1982

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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.

    See Also:
       Toxicological Abbreviations