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SECTION FOUR

SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR

CODEX WORK

Module 4.2

Requesting, accessing

and contributing

to expert scientific advice

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FAO/WHO scientific advice

Scientific advice is provided through different mechanisms

formally established expert bodies that have a scheduled

programme of work and ad hoc expert consultations that areconvened to address a specific topic.

They include a variety of experts from the applied sciences,

as well as other disciplines as required.

The purpose of these expert bodies is to provide FAO and WHO,

their member countries and Codex with scientific advice.

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Can my country request

specific scientific advice?

FAO and WHO member countries can request one of the

expert committees to conduct a risk assessment or requestan expert consultation.

Countries can also work within the Codex organization to

have the appropriate Codex committee refer the request.

When a country makes a request for expert scientific advice,it must make a commitment to provide the necessary data in

advance of the meeting.

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Structures for providing

scientific advice

Long-term expert bodies

Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)

Joint Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA)

Ad hoc expert consultations

e.g. foods derived from biotechnology

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Standard procedures are followed

Identification and prioritization of issues

Call for data Selection of experts

Distribution and subsequent use of the expert advice

Scientific advice provided to Codex committees and direct to

member countries

Meetings coordinated by FAO/WHO Secretariat

Final reports adopted at end of each session

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Data issues

Sources of data food industry, national research and

surveillance programmes

Call for data is through Codex Contact Points and on the

FAO and WHO Web sites

Reliability and confidentiality of data

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Selection of experts

Independent experts are selected according to the following

criteria: relevant scientific and technical excellence

diversity and complementarity of scientific backgrounds

geographical and gender balance

Open call for experts

For standing expert bodies, FAO and WHO maintain rosters

of experts

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FAO/WHO scientific advice

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Example Preparations for

a JECFA meeting

The call for data on the substances being evaluated is issued

1012 months before the meeting.

The call for data is posted on the FAO and WHO Web sites and

sent to Codex Contact Points.

The deadline for submission of data is set, normallyat 67 months

before the meeting.

Data are to be submitted to the address provided in the call letter.

Unpublished and proprietary data submitted for evaluation will be

safeguarded against unauthorized disclosure.

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Example Preparations for

a JMPR meeting

The agenda of the meeting is decided by the FAO and WHO joint

secretaries, based on:

the priority list proposed by the Codex Committee on PesticideResidues (and approved by the Commission);

availability of sufficient data for evaluation.

Data submitters are requested to supply the FAO panel with all

relevant information.

FAO and WHO expert groups coordinate their activities anddiscuss chemical and toxicological aspects (e.g. metabolism

patterns, level and toxicological significance of metabolites),

clarify or resolve problematic issues and issue a joint report.

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Example Preparations for

a JEMRA meeting

The agenda is based on requests from Codex committees.

FAO and WHO will issue a "call for data".

Governments, interested organizations, food

producers/processors, academia and individuals are invited

to submit risk assessments as well as any other relevant

information.

The purpose of this is to collate as much information as

possible from all over the world relevant to microbiological

risk assessment.

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Key Web sites

JECFA: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jecfa.stm

JMPR: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jmpr.stm

JEMRA: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/jemra.stm