The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR) has met
annually since 1963 to conduct scientific evaluations of pesticide
residues in food. It provides advice on the acceptable levels of
pesticide residues in food moving in international trade. The JMPR
consists of experts drawn from governments and academic circles.
They attend as independent internationally-recognized specialists
who act in a personal capacity and not as representatives of
national governments.
The FAO segment of JMPR, the FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide
Residues in Food and the Environment, considers available data on
recognized / registered use patterns, fate of residues, animal and
plant metabolism data, analytical methodology and residue data
developed through supervised trials. Based on these data, maximum
residue levels are proposed for individual pesticides in
individual food and feed items or well-defined groups of
commodities. The deliberations of the JMPR are summarized in the
annual Report of the Meeting. The detailed evaluations of the
residue (Evaluations Part I) and toxicology data (Evaluations Part
II) are also published annually and circulated widely to member
governments, international organizations and other interested
parties.
JMPR
Guidance and related documents
JMPR
Reports and Evaluations
JMPR
Schedule of Meetings
JMPR
Roster of Experts
Global Minor Use Summit - Rome, 3-7 December 2007
The maximum residue levels proposed by the JMPR are considered
by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR). The CCPR, a
subsidiary body of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), is an
intergovernmental meeting whose prime objective is to reach
agreement between governments on maximum residue limits (MRLs) for
pesticides residues in food and feed commodities moving in
international trade. The MRL proposals are considered by the CCPR
as part of eight-step procedure which provides opportunity for
discussion and comment by national governments and other
interested organizations. The CCPR recommends MRLs to the biennial
meeting of the CAC, for adoption as Codex maximum residue limits
(CXLs).
