Regulating pesticides in food : the Delaney paradox /
Concern about health effects from exposure to pesticides in foods is growing as scientists learn more about the toxic properties of pesticides. The Delaney Clause, a provision of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, prohibits tolerances for any pesticide that causes cancer in test animals or in humans i...
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
1987.
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Агуулга:
- Introduction
- The current system : theory and practice
- Estimates of dietary oncogenic risks
- The scenarios and the results
- Comparing the impact of the scenarios
- Pesticide innovation and the economic effects of implementing the Delaney Clause
- Appendixes. A. Legislative history of the Pesticide Residues Amendment of 1954 and the Delaney Clause of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 / Bruce S. Wilson
- B. Analytical methodology for estimating oncogenic risks of human exposure to agricultural chemicals in food crops / John P. Wargo
- C. Case studies of the EPA's application of the Delaney Clause in the tolerance-setting process / Richard Wiles
- D. Pesticide innovation. Trends in innovation / Earl R. Swanson ; Weed control / Fred H. Tschirley ; Insect control / T. Roy Fukuto
- E. Survey of pesticide R & D directors : how do current laws affect agricultural pesticide research productivity?