Number: 96-759
Title: PESTICIDE LEGISLATION: FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT OF 1996 (P.L. 104-170)
Authors: Linda-Jo Schierow, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division 
Abstract: This report summarizes the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), enacted by the 104th Congress as Public Law 104-170. It also analyzes issues in the regulation of pesticide sales and use and the potential impact of FQPA amendments to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). Appendix A describes the authorities and provisions of the FIFRA and FFDCA, as amended by FQPA. Appendix B provides a section-by-section summary of Public Law 104-170.
Pages: 32
Date: Updated September 11, 1998