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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.

Latest reports and monographs

Toxicological evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: prepared by the ninety-fourth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (‎JECFA)‎

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...

Safety evaluation of certain contaminants in food: prepared by the ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (‎JECFA)‎

This volume contains monographs prepared at the ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), which met virtually...

Evaluation of certain contaminants in food: ninety-third report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

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...

Evaluation of certain food additives: ninety-second report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

Ninety-second meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food AdditivesVirtual meeting, 7–18 June 2021

Evaluation of certain food additives and contaminants: ninety-first report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

Ninety-first meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives Virtual meeting, 1–12 February 2021

Evaluation of certain veterinary drug residues in food: ninety-fourth report of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) conducted a virtual meeting from 16 to 27 May 2022. 

Summaries

Ninety-sixth meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA): summary publication cover

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...

Ninety-fifth meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee of Food Additives (JECFA) publication cover

A virtual meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held...