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REPORT BY THE


Com troller General


OF THE UNITED STATES
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Delays and Unresolved Issues

Plague New Pesticide

Protection Programs


The Environmental Protection Agency has
several new programs to better regulate pes-
ticides--chemicals which provide great benefits
but which can threaten man and the environ-
ment. The most recent is a 10 to 15-year pro-
gram to reassess the safety of 35,000 federally
registered pesticide products. However, the
program, which started in October 1978, is al-
ready behind schedule and has many un-
resolved policy and procedural issues which
jeopardize its success.

Another program, begun in 1975, evalu-
ates the risks and benefits of known,
potentially hazardous pesticides. While EPA
has restricted or canceled uses of some of
these pesticides,- many remain unevaluated,
leaving the public largely unprotected.
Under a third program, EPA and the Food
and Drug Administration inspect private
safety testing laboratories. EPA needs more
legal authority to suspend pesticides not
supported by valid safety tests.

GAO is recommending actions to speed up
and improve these programs.


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        CED-80-32
FEBRUARY 15, 1980

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