I’m in Costa Rica this week with the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat attending a meeting on Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food. This committee determines priorities for the consideration of residues of veterinary drugs in foods and recommends Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for veterinary drugs in food animals.
I will be working on drafting some sections of the report over the first 3 days of the meeting together with a team of Food Standard Officers from Codex.
These committees require you to be well prepared, tirelessly accurate in note taking and then able to synthesise and condense arguments in a short space of time so the report can be completed and then translated ready for adoption this Friday.