Pesticide Legislation Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-170)

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food adulteration and inspection.

Pesticides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1996

Summary:

Discusses and analyzes changes to federal legislation on pesticide use and pesticide residue on food by Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). FQPA aims to facilitate registration and reregistration of pesticides for minor uses under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), to improve data collection relative to residue risks to children, to provide for Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) tolerances for pesticide residues on food, and to more closely link FIFRA, FFDCA, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on issue

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Pesticide Legislation

Publisher Number:

CRS-1996-ENR-0028

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license