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Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) is an international scientific expert committee that is administered jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It has been meeting since 1956, initially to evaluate the safety of food additives. Its work now also includes the evaluation of contaminants, naturally occurring toxicants and residues of veterinary drugs in food.
Upcoming meeting
96th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
27 June – 6 July 2023, Geneva
Previous meetings
95th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
6 – 17 June 2022, virtual meeting
94th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
16 – 27 May 2022, virtual meeting
Expert committee meetings
93rd meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Virtual meeting, 24, 25, 29, 30 March and 1 April 2022
Summary and conclusions
Call for data
Pending requests for evaluation
Latest reports and monographs
28 April 2023
Toxicological evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: prepared by the ninety-fourth meeting...
The monographs contained in this volume were prepared at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which...
31 March 2023
Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food: prepared by the ninety-first meeting of the Joint...
This volume contains monographs prepared at the ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met virtually...
31 March 2023
Evaluation of certain contaminants in food: ninety-third report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee...
The ninety-third meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was convened by videoconference on 24, 25, 29 and 30 March and...
24 November 2022
Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-second report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food...
Ninety-second meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food AdditivesVirtual meeting, 7–18 June 2021
23 November 2022
Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants: ninety-first report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert...
Ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Virtual meeting, 1–12 February 2021
10 October 2022
Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: ninety-fourth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert...
The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) conducted a virtual meeting from 16 to 27 May 2022.
Summaries
A virtual meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held...
A 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 2022. The purpose...
A meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held on a virtual online platform on 7–18 June 2021. The purpose of...
