PMID- 1438994
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19921223
LR  - 20191028
IS  - 0273-2300 (Print)
IS  - 0273-2300 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
DP  - 1992 Oct
TI  - Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues--a plan for improved participation by 
      governments.
PG  - 126-49
AB  - The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR), which is responsible for 
      establishing maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides on food, has a vital 
      role in protecting the public health and facilitating international trade. Codex 
      MRLs are based on scientific evaluations by expert panels that constitute the 
      Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR). These panelists estimate an 
      acceptable daily intake for a pesticide and expected level of residue remaining 
      in food when the pesticide is used according to good agricultural practice. The 
      goals of the CCPR are not being fully achieved. Governments are generally not 
      accepting Codex MRLs; instead, technical and procedural aspects of the JMPR and 
      CCPR process are being criticized. The CCPR is responding to valid criticisms of 
      the process; however, governments may still lack the will to seek harmonization 
      of pesticide limits for food in international trade. Overcoming this problem will 
      be difficult, but not impossible. A plan of action is proposed that allows 
      countries to selectively accept Codex MRLs, increase the number of chemicals in 
      the JMPR/CCPR system for evaluation, and be responsive to both their consumers 
      and their food producers without compromising national health and safety 
      standards and competitive trade advantages.
FAU - Wessel, J R
AU  - Wessel JR
AD  - Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland 
      20857.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Regul Toxicol Pharmacol
JT  - Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP
JID - 8214983
RN  - 0 (Pesticide Residues)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Food Contamination/legislation & jurisprudence
MH  - *International Agencies
MH  - International Cooperation
MH  - Maximum Allowable Concentration
MH  - *Pesticide Residues
MH  - United Nations
MH  - World Health Organization
EDAT- 1992/10/01 00:00
MHDA- 1992/10/01 00:01
CRDT- 1992/10/01 00:00
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1992/10/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 0273-2300(92)90053-C [pii]
AID - 10.1016/0273-2300(92)90053-c [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 1992 Oct;16(2):126-49. doi: 
      10.1016/0273-2300(92)90053-c.