Guidance document for WHO monographers and reviewers evaluating veterinary drug residues in food

Overview

This guidance document replaces the previous guidance for the hazard evaluation of veterinary drug residues in food by Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) monographers and reviewers, issued by WHO in 1996. It is intended primarily for WHO Experts (monographers) who prepare monographs for JECFA and for Members (reviewers) who have been assigned to peer review them and propose evaluations. The guidance will also be useful to sponsors who submit dossiers to WHO and other parties interested in understanding the process followed in the evaluation of veterinary drug residues in food by JECFA. Detailed scientific guidance on the interpretation of toxicological and epidemiological data may be found in the monograph Environmental Health Criteria 240.