JECFA News

FAO and WHO are calling jointly for experts. Please visit the JECFA webpages at FAO (http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/Jecfa.htm) and WHO (http://www.who.int/pcs/jecfa/jecfa.htm).

Following documents are now available:

- General information on FAO/WHO calls for experts
(http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/call/geneinfo.pdf)

- Call for toxicological experts
(http://www.who.int/pcs/jecfa/toxcall.pdf)

- Call for experts for food additives (specifications); contaminants and toxins (occurrence, determination, prevention); residues of veterinary drugs (MRL)
(http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/call/faocall.pdf)

- Call for experts in exposure assessment of dietary intake of chemicals in food http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/call/intacall.pdf

FAO and WHO have initiated a joint project to update and consolidate principles and methods for the risk assessment of chemicals in food.
Please read the project plan and consider whether you would be interested to take part in the work of that project:

- Plan for the Project to Update Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food
(http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/planpro.pdf)

- Joint FAO/WHO Project to Update Principles and Methods for the Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Food: Call for Experts
(http://www.fao.org/es/ESN/Jecfa/callproj.pdf)

Secretariat of the Codex Alimentarius Commission
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Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme
FAO
Viale delle terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome (Italy)
Tel : +39 06570 54601
Fax : +39 06570 54593
Mailto:Codex@fao.org
Web: http://www.codexalimentarius.net
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