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.
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97th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
31 October – 9 November 2023, Rome
96th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
27 June – 6 July 2023, Geneva
95th meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
6 – 17 June 2022, virtual meeting
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93rd meeting - Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Virtual meeting, 24, 25, 29, 30 March and 1 April 2022
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Latest reports and monographs
15 July 2024
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...
18 June 2024
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...
18 June 2024
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...
8 April 2024
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...
29 December 2023
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...
2 October 2023
Safety evaluation of certain food additives: prepared by the ninety-fifth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO...
The monographs contained in this volume were prepared at the Ninety-fifth meeting of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
Summaries
The Ninety-ninth meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) was held at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 11-20...
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...
