Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

1938

:1954, 1958 (FFDCA)

By Jake Wheeler

Description/Function-Drafted in 1938 and amended in 1954 and 1958-The FFDCA was implemented to regulate pesticide residues on foods in interstate commerce and imports

-protects consumer-Designed to prevent excess pollutants from pesticides as well

-It also regulates any other additives that may be deemed unsafe to consumers-Requires pesticides to be registered under the EPA’sregulations

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Regulation/Enforcement

-The FFDCA is national and is regulated by the EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, and FDA and includes food products in interstate commerce and imports. -The FDA also helps with regulation as they set maximums for residue levels of unavoidable poisonous substances in food- A safe tolerance is one that causes no harm from exposure

Bibliography "U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS." U.S.C. Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2015.

<http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2010-title21/html/USCODE-2010-title21-chap9-subchapIV-sec342.htm>.

"Edit Content Edit Classification Publishing Workflow Featured Settings Delete Content Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States."Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2015. <http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152744/>.