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105119 1 (1978-02-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxxw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IDCURN MORE3 05119 -- [BO08396J Federal Efforts To Regulate Pesticide Residues i% food. febraary 1*g 1978. 12 pp. Testimony before the Bonoe C1muittee on In'4Wseto awd FoL4* da Comerce: Oversight aag. Investigations Sabcnsattee o9, W , y Euchueqe. Director. Comsenity and Scomoic Dogvlopeont 4- Contact: CoameWLty and Wcomioc Devolopeet ,I-. Organization Coacesed Rnvironmeatal ft k-etcgo f; and Drug Adainistratioan. Conqressional elevance: Bou 05nmitte *a l' Z8 £ E 1 .4 Foreign Commerce: Oversighc and Invostiga.9a s ma$* ,seAtte. Authority: Federal Food, kruge aad Cosmetic fA,; of tIjs, an amended. Evderal lasecticidoe Fougicide. t'i,,4 04satkife Act of 1947. as amended. The Environental ProteL4o& igeicy (2) s responsible for establishing all tcleran, so: pe.a cide residues on the basis of data subittoot 1- rv<titioners concerning the nature, level. and taxiit-i7 o the residue. the Food and Drug administration (FD) is reiepv le fr for enogcig tolerancet and accompliahes this by testing food sapLes to deteraze if residwas exceed tolecance limits. the American public has not been cdaquately protected from potential haards of pesticide use bcause of Undequate efforts to implemeat existin; Federal laws. EPA establisMel Urt7A tolerances witbout sufficient text data to deterrize te 1evel of peaticide rasidue that would likely remain on a crop after traatsont or th* potential of the pestici4e to cause cae-or, 'A it defect, gene mutations, or reproductive #Afficaities. IPA did not always comply with its own procedurst for liitiag aggregate tolerances ar~d registered pesticides for use on food crops without setting associated tolerances. FDA gonerally did not test food for over 75S% of the pesticide residues Aor which toLeranwes had bees established. i followup review of R& mn PDA octious indicated that little progress has been made. Data Saps still mant. Residues at 195 pssticides for which tolerances have bses established are seldom,. f *ver. aoaitored in the fcod supply* and 21 pesticides suspected of causi~a canoer have 61 individual tolerances that will not he sonitore4 by FDA's most frequently used test. (Rg)

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