ento 4250 lesson 1: Regulations

What are the 3 big agencies that directly control pesticides?

The Environmental Protection Agency, The Food and Drug Agency, and State Leads.

What agency indirectly advises for proper pesticide testing?

Fish and WIldlife.

Who decides the legality of residues?

The court system

What do producers do with banned products?

they destroy them or sell them overseas

What act indirectly makes sure threatened animals are not harmed by pesticides?

The Endangered Species Act

What are the 3 primary Laws to control Pesticides?

FFDCS:¡Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act

FIFRA:Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act

FQPA:Food Quality Protection Act

Name some laws that can cause pesticide regulation

Clean Air Act

Clean Water Act

Endangered Species Act

Worker protection laws

What was the FFDCA origionally?

A act that prevented junk from being put into food (fillers)

What was the first pesticide law? What did it do?

Federal Insecticide Act. It protected farmers from fraud and started the tolerance levels of residuals like arsenic.

What is a residue?

Pesticide or breakdown on plants/animals when consumed

What is tolerence? Mesured in?

Amount of pesticide allowed to remain on food. PPM

What did the 408 and 409 acts achieve in the FFDCA bill?

408-tolerences were set for pesticide residues (FDA gets involved)

409-Delaney act:Processed foods cannot have cancer causing additives.

How is the delaney act a paradox?

fresh produce can have carcinogens but something like apple sauce cannot.

What is the FDA dirty dozen?

A bunch of foods that have high residues

What did the FIFRA bring about?

It brought about labeling laws primarily. It is what established “Label is the Law” prescident.

Accute?

immediate effect from a toxic

Chronic?

Buildup overtime to cause issues

In 72’ how did the FIFRA get “teeth”

this is when label is law was established,

sprayers had to get licenced

restricted vs general use

re registering old products

General vs restricted use?

restricted use requires a licence while general can be used by anyone (Raid vs bravo).

What are the 3 types of registration?

oSection 3: federal registration (nation wide approval)

oSLN (24c): Special Local Needs (area that needs a specific chemical that may be banned elsewhere)

oEmergency Exemption: Section 18 (used when a problem pest has arrose, allows to not follow label or use unregistered product)

What are the pesticides exceptions for all labels?

you can spray lower rates, less applications, on non-label pest that are not regulated, and using more PPE than recommended.