JECFA Publications
JECFA traditionally meets twice a year to evaluate food additives, contaminants, naturally occurring toxicants and residues of veterinary drugs in food. Each meeting results in three principle types of publications, as well as other minor documentation. FAO and WHO assures that a considerable body of publications from JECFA is made available in several easily accessible on-line archives.
Summaries
In the weeks following a JECFA meeting, a summary report is published and posted on the FAO and WHO websites. It includes the main conclusions and the health-based guidance values or other safety recommendations for the substances evaluated at the meeting. The summary report is replaced by the JECFA meeting report at the time of its publication.
A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 20–29 February 2024. The...
The Ninety-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Executive Committee on Food Additives was held in Rome from 31 October to 9 November 2023. The purpose...
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives risk assessment of titanium dioxide risk released –...
Assessment of the health impacts of the food colour additive titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been released by the and the World Health Organization (WHO) and...
Reports
WHO Technical Report Series (TRS)
These reports, published by the World Health Organization, contain concise toxicological evaluations and the chemical and analytical aspects of each substance reviewed by JECFA, as well as information on the intake assessment. Reports reflect the agreed view of the Committee as a whole and describe the basis for their conclusions. They are available in PDF format, and the 1st through 36th reports are also available in French and Spanish.
Joint FAO/WHO expert consultation on the risks and benefits of fish consumption: meeting report, Rome,...
Evolving science and debate concerning the benefits and risks of consuming fish have resulted in confusion over the years, and national and international...
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-ninth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food...
The Ninety-ninth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) meeting, Geneva, 11–20 June 2024.The report represents JECFA...
Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: ninety-eighth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert...
The JECFA98 meeting, which was jointly hosted by FAO and WHO, evaluated three veterinary drugs in Rome 20–29 February 2024.The report represents...
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-seventh report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on...
The Ninety-seventh report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, Rome, 31 October–9 November 2023.The report represents JECFA evaluation...
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-sixth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food...
The Ninety-sixth meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on...
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-fifth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food...
The Ninety-fifth meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on...
Toxicological Monographs
WHO Food Additive Series (FAS)
These monographs, published by the World Health Organization, contain detailed descriptions of the biological and toxicological data considered in the evaluation, as well as the intake assessment. The 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th through 52nd series of FAS monographs are available in HTML format. WHO monographs beginning with the 51st series are also available in PDF format.
Toxicological evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: prepared by the ninety-eighth meeting...
The monographs contained in this volume were prepared at the ninety-eighth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which...
Safety evaluation of certain food additives: prepared by the ninety-ninth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO...
The Ninety-ninth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Executive Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held in Geneva from 11 June to 20 June 2024. The purpose...
Safety evaluation of certain food additives: prepared by the ninety-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO...
The Ninety-seventh meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Executive Committee on Food Additives was held in Rome from 31 October to 9 November 2023. The Committee...
The report of the first Joint FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption was published in 2010. Since then, new literature,...
Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food: prepared by the ninety-third meeting of the Joint...
The Ninety-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held on a virtual online platform from 24 March to 1 April...
Safety evaluation of certain food additives: prepared by the ninety-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO...
The Ninety-sixth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Executive Committee on Food Additives was held in Geneva from 27 June to 6 July 2023. The purpose of the...
Specifications and Residues Monographs
| These monographs, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provide detailed specifications on the identity and purity of food additives and flavoring agents, as well as data and evaluations supporting the recommended maximum residue limits (MRLs) for veterinary drug residues. The FAO JECFA publications and databases can be accessed at the FAO website. |
