Food Safety : Congressional Options for Revising the Pesticide Residue System.

Describes the current process for setting pesticide residue tolerances. Identifies the reports, events, and interest groups pressing for change in the current system. Compares major issues in recent congressional proposals regarding risk standards, exposure estimates, phase-out provisions, benefits...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1994.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Food adulteration and inspection. Pesticides. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes the current process for setting pesticide residue tolerances. Identifies the reports, events, and interest groups pressing for change in the current system. Compares major issues in recent congressional proposals regarding risk standards, exposure estimates, phase-out provisions, benefits considerations, and Food and Drug Administration enforcement.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.