Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

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Food Quality Protection Act of 1996

• By Samantha Mandel

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Facts!

• Food Quality Protection Act (FPQA)
• It was designed in 1996.
• A National issue.
• The FQPA amended the Federal Insecticide,
  Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
  Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) by
  fundamentally changing the way EPA regulates
  pesticides.
• It establishes a strong and health-based safety
  standard for pesticide residues in all foods.
• It is a single, health-based standard eliminates
  longstanding problems posed by multiple standards
  for pesticides in raw and processed foods.
• It requires the EPA to consider all
  non-occupational sources of exposure including
  drinking water, and exposure to other pesticides
  with a common mechanism of toxicity.

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More facts!

• This issue was presented by Congress and is
  enforced the EPA.
• Some of the major requirements include stricter
  safety standards, especially for infants and
  children, and a complete reassessment of all
  existing pesticide tolerances.
• It requires an explicit determination that
  tolerances are safe for children.
• This law includes enhanced enforcement of
  pesticide residue standards by allowing the Food
  and Drug Administration to impose civil penalties
  for tolerance violations.
• This law requires that the EPA may periodically
  review pesticide registrations, with a goal of
  establishing a 15-year cycle, to ensure that all
  pesticides meet updated safety standards.