ed ▁considerable ▁debate . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁and ▁harm ful ▁resid ues ▁of ▁qu in ol ones ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁animals ▁treated ▁with ▁qu in ol ones ▁and ▁later ▁sla ugh tered ▁and ▁sold ▁as ▁food ▁products . ▁ ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁significant ▁concern ▁regarding ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁fl um equ ine ▁resid ue ▁found ▁within ▁food ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁fish , ▁p oul try ▁and ▁cattle . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁J oint ▁FA O / W HO ▁Committee ▁on ▁Food ▁Add it ives ▁( J EC FA ) ▁with d rew ▁the ▁maximum ▁resid ue ▁limits ▁( M RL s ) ▁for ▁fl um equ ine ▁and ▁car b ado x ▁based ▁on ▁evidence ▁showing ▁both ▁are ▁direct ▁acting ▁gen ot ox ic ▁car cin og ens , ▁therefore ▁the ▁Committee ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁Accept able ▁Daily ▁In take ▁( AD I ) ▁for ▁human ▁expos ure ▁to ▁such ▁resid ues . ▁Sub sequently , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁J EF CA , ▁re - est ab lished ▁the ▁A DI ▁having ▁received ▁appropriate ▁evidence ▁and ▁M RL s ▁were ▁re - spec ified . ▁The ▁role ▁of ▁J EC FA ▁is ▁to ▁evaluate ▁to xic ology , ▁resid ue ▁chem istry ▁and ▁related ▁information ▁and ▁make ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁acceptable ▁daily ▁int ake ▁( AD I ) ▁levels ▁and ▁maximum ▁resid ue ▁limits ▁( M RL s ). ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁ 1 6 th ▁session , ▁held