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JECFA Procedural Guidelines

The procedural guidelines provide guidance to the WHO Joint Secretary, Temporary Advisers, Members, and sponsors relating to their respective roles and responsibilities, the selection of participants, and the submission of data.

Guidelines for the preparation of working papers provide guidance to authors preparing working papers for JECFA meetings. Sponsors are encouraged to submit monographs summarizing their data using these formats.

Food additives and contaminants

- WHO procedural guidelines [pdf 43kb]
- Guidelines for the preparation of toxicological working papers on food additives [pdf 67kb]
- Guidelines for the preparation of working papers on the intake of food additives [pdf 77kb]
- Guidelines for the preparation of working papers (monographs) on flavouring agents [pdf 48kb]
- Guidelines for the preparation of working papers on contaminants [pdf 68kb]

Residues of veterinary drugs in food

- WHO procedural guidelines [pdf 44kb]
- Guidelines for the preparation of toxicological working papers [pdf 69kb]