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| Reply To: | Battaglia, Daniela (AGAG) |
| Date: | Thu, 2 Aug 2018 07:29:26 +0000 |
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CALL FOR DATA
ON CARRY-OVER FROM FEED TO FOOD OF
UNAVOIDABLE AND UNINTENDED RESIDUES OF
APPROVED VETERINARY DRUGS
Deadline: 15 December 2018
The 23rd Codex Committee on Residue of Veterinary Drugs in Food has requested FAO and WHO to provide scientific advice to address the issue of unintended presence of residues of approved veterinary drugs in food of animal origin resulting from carry-over of veterinary drugs in feed.
Even under circumstances where all relevant good practices (e.g. GAP, GMP, etc.) had been fully implemented and followed in feed manufacturing facilities, an unintended and unavoidable presence of low levels of certain veterinary drugs in feed lots that follow the production of medicated feed can be observed. To evaluate any potential consequences for food safety from such feed, it is critical to determine whether such low-level presence of residues in food associated with unavoidable and unintended carry-over in feed: (i) would constitute a threat to human health; and (ii) would impact negatively on trade. In addition, potential risk management measures should be developed to mitigate any risk as necessary.
This information will be used to evaluate the need for any new work or revision of Codex Code of Practise on Good Animal Feeding or on the development of specific guidance or capacity development assistance to countries for implementing the Code.
FAO and WHO want to ensure that all available and relevant information and data are collected, and are requesting governments, private sector, academia, consumer groups, professional and producer organizations, laboratories and any other interested organization and/or individuals to submit any available data on the specific areas indicated. These data may be published or unpublished. Reference should be made to related published studies, where applicable. The data will serve as inputs to the development of scientific advice, which shall be provided through a stakeholder meeting and an expert consultation that will take place in Rome in January 2019 and will guide the elaboration of appropriate Codex texts and advise FAO, WHO and their Member States.
Please submit any relevant information by 15 December 2018 to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> , [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> and [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> following the instructions detailed in the attached document.
Please, forward this message to any relevant party.
Thank you.
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