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RED-76-63 1 (1976-01-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaabjw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 62 UNITED sTATEs rIENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C- 20548 RESOVRlCES Afto CONO14FC ORKLOMKT DIVIGION * B-133192 LM098305 The Honorable Russell E. Train Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Dear Mr. Train: GAO nas reviewed EPA's basis for determining whether safety and efficacy data submitted by pesticide registrants is complete, accurate, and reliable for registering pesti- cides and establishing tolerances (the maximum pesticide residues allowed in food). EPA uses safety data to evaluate the hazards a pesticide poses and to determine whether the pesticide can be used without unreasonable adverse effects on man and the environment. It. uses efficacy data to deter- mine whether the pesticide, when used as directed, will ef- fectively control the target pest. II EPA, in determining pestici&e safety and efficacy, relies primarily on tests made by nongovernmental labora- tories and paid fo, by pesticide registrants. EPA has no program to accredit and/or inspect these laboratories to insure that they have the requisite personnel and facilities to make accurate and reliable tests. Other Government agencies which use d.ata from nongovernmental laboratories have 'ongoing accreditation/ inspection programs to provide such insurance. For example, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has drug- testing requirements analogous to pesticide-testing require- ments, has inspected some of the same laboratories that have made health studies supporting pesticide registration. FDA has questioned the validity of studies from these labora- tories because of (1) inadequate supervision and internal control of'tests, (2) questionable procedures, and (3) poor recordkeeping. Because FDA has found deficiencies in some of the same laboratories EPA used, we believe that EPA should consider establishing its own accreditation/inspection program. ..We made our review in the Washington, D.C., area, primarily at EPA headquarters and at FDA. We also talked to officials of other. Fe,&.ial agencies which rely on test RED- * I * I 76-63 *;' <1 55*5 3 4t ijP -~ V ! h/K.- *- 09 SO

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