Date: 3/30/99

Time: 11:15

Type: Symposium

Number: 120

Impact of FQPA on pest management

*M. Whalon, Pesticides Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) is the most significant piece of legislation addressing pesticides since the passage of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The FQPA has sweeping provisions to amend both FIFRA and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. It mandates the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reassess all pesticide tolerances on a strict time line ending in 2006. Thereafter, all tolerances will regularly be reassessed on the basis of provisions for common mode of action, aggregate exposure, children's safety (10x safety factor) and endocrine disruption. The FQPA may impact pest management by reducing current registrations, particularly for minor crops. Depending on its implementation by EPA, FQPA may also influence the rate of resistance development, IPM program implementation, regional shifts in crop production and international competitiveness of US producers. These potential impacts on pest management and agriculture together with the results of the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee's (TRAC) deliberations will be presented.

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