Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1972, 1988

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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act of 1972, 1988

• By Seena Ratcliffe
• Period 2

• U.S. Federal Law
• First Passed in 1947, but went under major
  revision in 1972
• Amendment years 1988 and 1996

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Description And Groups Responsible

• Requires registration and test for all
  Pesticides.
• Releases only a few pesticides to the public.
• Started application process for restricted
  chemicals for both commercial and private use.
• Puts direction labels on products.
• Run by the EPA