This panel of experts will assess issues regarding hazards caused by drugs used in animals for consumption. Professionals with vast experience and knowledge in veterinary field and chemical analysis will be in charge of studying such factors that contribute to a food safety policy.  

Some of their tasks are: to determine priorities for the examination of residues of veterinary drugs in food, to recommend maximum dosages for residues made of such substances, to create codes of practice when necessary, to examine sampling and analysis methods in order to detect residues of veterinary drugs in food.