Pesticide residues in food Report of the 2018 joint FAD/WHO meeting of experts

摘要

The Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues(JMPR)was taken place at the headquarters of the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment(BfR)in Berlin,Germany,from 18 to 27 September 2018.The meeting was opened by Dr Roland Solecki,Head of the BfR Department of Pesticides Safety.Over 50 participants from five continents participated in the Meeting.On behalf of the President of the BfR,Dr Solecki welcomed the JMPR Meeting being held in Berlin.He highlighted that it was the first time the JMPR had been hosted by a national government authority in its 55 year history of assessing consumer health risks of pesticide residues in foods and feeds,and recommending maximum residue levels to the Codex Alimentarius Commission.He remarked,that experts from the BfR,and its predecessor organizations had a long history of participation in the the work of the JMPR and had contributed to both the development of,and international harmonization of many assessment concepts.From that perspective he considered the hosting of the 2018 JMPR another important initiative in that process.The BfR is the scientific body of the Federal Republic of Germany and provides expert reports and opinions on risks related to food ingestion and exposure to consumers including risk assessments of industrial chemicals,food additives,biocides and pesticides.Dr Solecki indicated that the BfR held the view that international harmonization was extremely important,as it forms the basis for national and international acceptance of risk assessments.