INFORMATION ON ACTIVITIES
Communication from the Codex Alimentarius Commission
(codex)
The following communication,
received on 14 October 2021, is being circulated at the
request of the Codex secretariat.
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NOTE:
All Codex meetings in 2021 are being held virtually.
1 Codex meetings held since the last session of the SPS Committee (14‑16 JULy 2021)
1.1 25th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of
Veterinary Drugs in Foods (CCRVDF25, 12-19 July 2021)
1.1.1 MRLs for Veterinary Drugs in Foods
1.1. MRLs for flumethrin (honey), diflubenzuron (salmon - muscle plus
skin in natural proportion) and halquinol (swine - muscle, skin plus fat, liver
and kidney) were forwarded to the 44th session of Codex Alimentarius
Commission (CAC44) for final adoption. MRLs for ivermectin (sheep, goats, pigs
– fat, kidney, liver and muscle) were forwarded to CAC44 for preliminary
adoption.
1.1.2 MRLs for zilpaterol hydrochloride (cattle fat, kidney, liver,
muscle)
1.2. CCRVDF25 was unable to reach consensus on either advancing the MRLs
for adoption or to retain them. The Chairperson further noted that all efforts
had been exhausted in CCRVDF to reach consensus and the Chairperson observed
that CCRVDF had reiterated the views that there are no public health concerns
regarding the proposed MRLs and supported the JECFA scientific evaluations
while recognizing that some members disagreed. The Chairperson requested
CCEXEC81 (2021) to provide a recommendation on the way forward in the framework
of the critical review and to inform a CAC decision on the path forward for the
MRLs in the Codex step process.