Regulating pesticides in food : the Delaney paradox / Committee on Scientific and Regulatory Issues Underlying Pesticide Use Patterns and Agricultural Innovation, Board on Agriculture, National Research Council.

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Online Access:	Full Text (via EBSCO)
Corporate Author:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Scientific and Regulatory Issues Underlying Pesticide Use Patterns and Agricultural Innovation
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1987.
Subjects:	Pesticide residues in food > Law and legislation > United States. Food additives > Law and legislation > United States. Pesticide residues in food > United States. Food additives > United States. Pesticides > Environmental aspects. Pesticides > Toxicology. Food additives. Food additives > Law and legislation. Pesticide residues in food. Pesticide residues in food > Law and legislation. United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The current system : theory and practice
Estimates of dietary oncogenic risks
The scenarios and the results
Comparing the impact of the scenarios
Pesticide innovation and the economic effects of implementing the Delaney Clause
Appendixes. A. Legislative history of the Pesticide Residues Amendment of 1954 and the Delaney Clause of the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 / Bruce S. Wilson
B. Analytical methodology for estimating oncogenic risks of human exposure to agricultural chemicals in food crops / John P. Wargo
C. Case studies of the EPA's application of the Delaney Clause in the tolerance-setting process / Richard Wiles
D. Pesticide innovation. Trends in innovation / Earl R. Swanson ; Weed control / Fred H. Tschirley ; Insect control / T. Roy Fukuto
E. Survey of pesticide R & D directors : how do current laws affect agricultural pesticide research productivity?

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