The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (Title 21 of Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, codified at 7 U.S.C. ch. 94, 7 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.) authorizes a National Organic Program (NOP) to be administered by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 authorizes a National…
The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often not realized because of existing regulations, and the…
Established the National Organic Program (NOP), the Secretary of Agriculture oversees the program for certification of organic production. View Source
Codification of inputs for risk assessments, includes detailed statistics on dermal exposure factors, soil/dust ingestion; water consumption human inhalation rates, body weights, food consumption data by several categories. View Source
Re-registration by 1997 of all compounds registered prior to 1984 Manufacturers must fill “data gaps” resulting from newer regulations Many active products/active ingredient registrations canceled, either by EPA or voluntarily by manufacturer Negative impact on crop protection, esp. for minor…
Pesticide registrants and their contracting partners invest heavily in building facilities and conducting multimillion-dollar studies. Source: Member expertise
Approved by Congress, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1988 require review and registration of both new and older pesticides. FIFRA was first enacted in 1947. View Source
Describes the Federal system for evaluating products developed using modern biotechnology. View Source
The CRP removes environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and provides to farmers rental payment for that land. View Source