[20021104]RS20043_农药残留法规：《食品质量保护法》实施情况分析.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS20043Updated November 4, 2002Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis ofFood Quality Protection Act Implementation Linda-Jo SchierowSpecialist in Environmental PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA) amended the Federal Insecticide,Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), governing U.S. registration, sale, and use ofpesticide products, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), underwhich the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets allowable pesticide residuelevels for food (tolerances). The FQPA mandates a “reasonable certainty of no harm”from pesticide exposure and requires reevaluation of tolerances against this standard byAugust 2006. The Act directs EPA to evaluate aggregate exposure risks of individualpesticides and cumulative risks of various pesticides with similar toxic effects. EPAmust modify tolerances that are not safe and amend registrations (labels) for theassociated pesticides. EPA has reported that it is meeting statutory deadlines, but thisclaim is disputed by environmental grou