Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)

With the enactment of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996, Congress presented EPA with an enormous challenge of implementing the most comprehensive and historic overhaul of the Nation's pesticide and food safety laws in decades. The FQPA amended the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) by fundamentally changing the way EPA regulates pesticides.

Some of the major requirements include stricter safety standards, especially for infants and children, and a complete reassessment of all existing pesticide tolerances. This web site provides background information on FQPA's provisions and discusses some of the specific issues raised by FQPA, as well as the law's implementation status.

FQPA - (Total Food Quality Protection Act broken down into five separate Titles and Links – Suspension applicators, pesticide information, data collection, amendments and fees.) http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/foodqual/fqpatoc.htm

FQPA -  http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/laws/fqpa/gpogate.pdf

Highlights of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 - (Highlights some of the decisions and requirements.) http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/laws/fqpa/fqpahigh.htm

·    Amendments to FFDCA - (Sec. 402 Definitions, Sec. 404 Adulterated Food, Sec. 405 Tolerances and Exemptions for Pesticide Chemical Residues , Sec. 406 Authorization for Increased Monitoring, Sec. 407 Alternative Enforcement)

·    Amendments to FIFRA - (List of links and amendments to Title I, II, III, and V.)

·    EPA's Implementation of FQPA - (Implementation issues and deadlines.)

·    Federal Advisory Committees - (Includes information on a number of Federal Advisory Committees who help EPA engage public stakeholders.)

Implementation of Requirements under the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) – (Information on health standards, IPM, fees, requirements, reports, registration, and pesticide use.) http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/laws/fqpa/fqpa_implementation.htm

The New Food Quality Protection Act and Cal/EPA Reactions – (Information on amending to a single standard, uniformity, requirements, changes, and reactions.) http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/mba/april97/calepa.htm

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition – (Main website, includes links to recent news, program areas, special interest areas, national food safety programs and other sources.) http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

The Bioterrorism Act of 2002 – (Main website with the Act divided into five titles (preparedness, enhancing controls, safety and security of food and drug, drinking water, and additional provisions.)