Food Quality Protection Act of 1966 (FQPA)

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Food Quality Protection Act of 1966 (FQPA)

• Explanation of the Federal Act by Sarah Hollinger

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Food Quality Act of 1996

• Some main points of the act
• -It requires a new safety standard that must be
  applied to all pesticides used on food
  commodities.
• -Requires EPA to consider risks to infants and
  children when setting tolerances.
• -Mandates EPA to expedite approval of "reduced
  risk" pesticides
• -List pests of significant public health
  importance
• -Special consideration to pesticides with public
  health uses
• -Encourage the safe and necessary use of methods
  to combat and control pests of public health
  importance
• -Requires periodic review of pesticide
  registrations
• -Requires EPA to implement IPM Education,
  Research, and Demonstration programs .
• It effects the well-being of the population
  because it keeps massive amounts of harmful
  pesticides out of our food.

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Food Quality Protection Act

• The Food Quality Protection Act was passed by
  Congress, but the Agriculture Committee regulates
  and enforces the rules set by FQPA.