Food Quality Protection Act
The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) is an American federal law dating from 1996 to authorize pesticides . It replaces the less restrictive Food Additives Amendment of 1958 (or Delaney clause ). The FQPA caused similar upheavals in the field of plant protection products as the Council Directive of July 15, 1991 on the placing of plant protection products on the market (91/414 / EEC) in the then EEC .
With the FQPA, the approval process for active substances was standardized by the EPA . In addition, a standard for pesticide residues derived from health causes, special protection for children and the incentive to develop safer products were introduced. A periodic review of pesticide approvals and permissible residue levels within 10 years is now also required.
The FQPA has the category of risk arms pesticides ( English Reduced-risk pesticides introduced) which are approved faster and are exempt from some restrictions.
In contrast to Germany, many of the phosphoric acid esters remained approved, but they were banned for private use.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Background
- ↑ Reduced-Risk Pesticide Program (May 27, 1998)
- ^ Conventional Reduced Risk Pesticide Program
- ↑ EPA Allows Continued Use of 31 Toxic Organophosphate Pesticides