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Evaluation of Certain Veterinary Drug Residues in Food: Seventy-fifth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (WHO Technical Report Series)
Evaluation of Certain Veterinary Drug Residues in Food Seventy-fifth Report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives - WHO Technical Report Series Author:World Health Organization This report represents the conclusions of a Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee convened to evaluate the safety of residues of certain veterinary drugs in food and to recommend maximum levels for such residues in food. — The first part of the report considers general principles regarding the evaluation of veterinary drugs within the terms of reference... more » of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), including comments on documents under elaboration for the Codex Committee on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF), information on registration/approval status of veterinary drugs, extrapolation of maximum residue limits (MRLs), dietary exposure assessment methodologies, the decision-tree approach to the evaluation of residues of veterinary drugs and guidance for JECFA experts.
Summaries follow of the Committee's evaluations of toxicological and residue data on a variety of veterinary drugs: two antimicrobial agents (amoxicillin, apramycin), an antiparasitic agent (derquantel), three anthelminthics (ivermectin, monepantel, triclabendazole) and two antimicrobial agents and production aids (monensin and narasin). Annexed to the report is a summary of the Committee's recommendations on these drugs, including acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) and proposed MRLs.« less