Considerations in the Use of USDA Food Consumption Statistics in the Setting of Pesticide Tolerances by the Environmental Protection Agency

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection.

Pesticides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1978

Summary:

Examines USDA food consumption data to analyze their appropriateness for EPA use in determining the maximum levels of pesticide residues ingested by consumers. Explains how other data could be utilized to take into consideration the wide variation in individual diets and, thus, the variation in potential residue consumption

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Considerations in the Use of USDA Food Consumption Statistics in the Setting of Pesticide Tolerances by the Environmental Protection Agency

Publisher Number:

CRS-1978-ENR-0075

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