CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: Main Outcome of the 56th Committee session on Residues of Pesticides in and on Foods (CCPR56)

The 56th session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Pesticides and Pesticide Residues in and on Foods (CCPR56) addressed all topics on its agenda. CCPR56 approved about two hundred new maximum residue limits for various pesticides for final adoption by the next CAC meeting (End November 2025, CAC48). CCPR56 finalized new guidelines for countries and operators to monitor the purity and stability of reference materials and related stock solutions of pesticides during prolonged storage. CCPR56 discussed short-term approaches to enhance the capacity and operational procedures of the JMPR advising CCPR on risk assessments. CCPR56 reviewed how best managing unsupported compounds without public health concern scheduled for a periodic review. CCPR56 agreed to forward editorial amendments made to the latest version of Section 4.8 of the Codex Alimentarius Commission???s Procedural Manual, on the Risk analysis principles applied by the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues for final adoption to CAC48. CCPR56 agreed to suspend working on a national registration database due to slow progress and lack of sufficient contributions.