Pesticide residues in food - 1996 - Evaluations Part I - Residues - Sponsored jointly by FAO and WHO













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FAO Plant production and protection paper - No. 142

Joint Meeting of the
FAO Panel of Experts on Pesticide Residues
in Food and the Environment
and
WHO Toxicological Core Assessment Group
Rome, Italy, 16-25 September 1996

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Table of Contents


Participants

Abbreviations which may be used

Estimation of the dietary intake of pesticide residues

Use of JMPR reports and evaluations by registration authorities

Introduction

Acephate (095)

Explanation

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

References (all unpublished)

Aldicarb (117)

Explanation

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Bifenthrin (178)

Explanation

Methods of residue analysis

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Chlorfenvinphos (014)**

Explanation

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Residues of chlorfenvinphos in commercially grown over-wintered field carrots

Residues in following crops

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

DDT (021)

Explanation

Use pattern

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

Monitoring of meat in the USA

UK monitoring data

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

References

Diazinon (022)

Explanation

Metabolism and environmental fate

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Uses as an ectoparasiticide

Dips

Sheep, goats and pigs

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Dithiocarbamates (105)

Appraisal

Recommendations

Fenarimol (192)

Explanation

Metabolism and environmental fate

Adsorption, desorption and mobility in soil

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Ferbam** (dithiocarbamates, 105)

Explanation

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Appraisal

Further work or information

References

Flumethrin* (195)

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Cattle

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Sheep and goats

Fate of residues in storage and processing

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Haloxyfop (193)

Explanation

Metabolism and environmental fate

Uptake by crops from treated soil

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Appraisal

Processing

Recommendations

Further work on information

References

Methamidophos (100)

Explanation

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Cauliflowers

Fate of residues in storage and processing in processing

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

References

Propoxur (075)

Explanation

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

References

Tebufenozide*

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Livestock

Plant metabolism

Environmental fate in soil

Environmental fate in water/sediment systems

Methods of residue analysis

Stability of residues in stored analytical samples

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

The results of the trials

Pears

Grapes

Kiwifruit

Vegetable crops

Broccoli, cabbage and mustard greens

Rice

Nut crops

Animal feeding study

Fate of residues in storage and processing

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Environmental fate in water/sediment systems

Processing studies

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Teflubenzuron (190)*

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Plant metabolism

Environmental fate in soil

Rotational crops

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Citrus fruits

Pome fruits

Pears

Plums

Berries and other small fruits

Kiwifruit

Broccoli

Cucumbers

Peppers

Tomatoes

Mushrooms

Soya beans

Potatoes

Maize

Cotton

Alfalfa forage and green grass

Animal feeding studies

Fate of residues in storage and processing

National maximum residue limits

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Thiram** (dithiocarbamates, 105)

Explanation

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Plant metabolism

Thiram and unidentified metabolites RO and R1

Environmental fate in soil

Environmental fate in water/sediment systems

Methods of residue analysis

Stability of pesticide residues in stored analytical samples

Residue definition

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Residues of thiram in pears

Residues of thiram in grapes

Residues of thiram in vegetables

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Residues in food in commerce or at consumption

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Cross-index of report numbers, study numbers and references

Ziram** (dithiocarbamates, 105)

Explanation

Identity

Metabolism and environmental fate

Methods of residue analysis

Use pattern

Residues resulting from supervised trials

Residues of ziram in pears

Residues of ziram in cherries

Residues of ziram in plums

Fate of residues in storage and processing

Appraisal

Recommendations

Further work or information

References

Cross-index of report numbers, study numbers and references

Annex I

Annex II - Previous FAO and who documents

Annex III

FAO technical papers