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JECFA summaries and conclusions

Following each JEFCA meeting, a brief Summary and Conclusion document is made available electronically prior to the publishing of in-depth documentation. These summaries are not available in print but are posted here in PDF format. All other JECFA publications, including reports, toxicological monographs, specifications and residue monographs, can be accessed through the JECFA publications page on this web site.

- Seventy first meeting, Geneva, 16-24 June 2009 - Food additives [pdf 61kb]

- Seventieth meeting, Geneva, 21-29 October 2008 - Residues of veterinary drugs in food [pdf 90kb]

- Sixty-ninth meeting, Rome, 17-26 June 2008 - Food additives [pdf 292kb]

- Sixty-eighth meeting, Geneva, 19-28 June 2007 - Food additives and contaminants [pdf 426kb]

- Sixty-seventh meeting, Rome, 20-29 June 2006 - Food additives and contaminants [pdf 135kb]

- Sixty-sixth meeting, Rome, 22-28 February 2006 - Residues of veterinary drugs in food [pdf 113kb]

- Sixty-fifth meeting, Geneva, 7-16 June 2005 - Additives and Flavoring Agents [pdf 125kb]

- Sixty-fourth meeting, Rome, 8-17 February 2005 - Contaminants [pdf 287kb]

- Sixty-third meeting, Geneva, 8-17 June 2004 - Food Additives [pdf 413kb]

- Sixty-second meeting, Rome, 4-12 February 2004 - Residues of veterinary drugs in food [pdf, 337kb] [pdf 168kb]

- Sixty-first meeting, Rome, 10-19 June 2003 - Food Additives [pdf 345kb]

- Sixtieth meeting, Geneva, 6-12 February 2003 - Residues of veterinary drugs in food [pdf 47kb]

- Risk assessment policy for recommending maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in food: Response from the sixtieth meeting to the questions raised by the 13th session of the CCRVDF on risk assessment principles [pdf 216kb]

Summaries prior to Sixtieth meeting

- Fifty-second to Fifty-ninth meeting summaries

JECFA main page

JECFA publications

Experts

Guidelines

Call for data

Glossary of terms [pdf 27kb]

JECFA at FAO



RELEVANT PROJECTS AND DOCUMENTS

EHC 70
This paper outlines the principles used by JECFA for the safety assessment of food additives and contaminants.

Project to update the principles and methods for the assessment of chemicals in food
These monographs serve as an update for the risk assessment practices established in EHC 70 and all subsequent considerations.

Nutrient risk assessment project
A model for establishing upper levels of intake for nutrients and related substances.


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