Correct Answer - Option 4 : JMPR
Maximum residue limits for individual pesticides in or on specific commodities are proposed by JMPR.
Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)
- The "Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues" (JMPR) is an expert ad hoc body administered jointly by FAO and WHO in the purpose of harmonizing the requirement and the risk assessment on the pesticide residues.
- The JMPR has met annually since 1963 to conduct scientific evaluations of pesticide residues in food.
- It provides advice on the acceptable levels of pesticide residues in food moving in international trade.
- The JMPR consists of experts who attend as independent internationally-recognized specialists who act in a personal capacity and not as representatives of national governments.
JECFA:
- It stands for Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives.
- The Committee has also developed principles for the safety assessment of chemicals in foods that are consistent with current thinking on risk assessment and take account of developments in toxicology and other relevant sciences.
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For food additives, contaminants, and naturally occurring toxicants, the Committee:
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elaborates principles for evaluating their safety;
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conducts toxicological evaluations and establishes acceptable daily intakes (ADIs) or tolerable intakes;
- prepares specifications of purity for food additives;
- assesses intake.
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For residues of veterinary drugs in food, the Committee:
- elaborates principles for evaluating their safety;
- establishes ADIs and recommends maximum residue limits (MRLs);
- determines criteria for the appropriate methods of analysis for detecting and/or quantifying residues in food.
JEMRA:
- It stands for Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment.
- JEMRA is an international scientific expert group that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide scientific advice on microbiological hazards including expert advice on risk management options that are aimed at improving food safety.
- JEMRA is tasked with the evaluation of different aspects of microbiological hazards in the food supply.
