Regulating Pesticides in Food: The Delaney Paradox

by National Research Council, Committee on Scientific and Regulatory I, Board on Agriculture, et al.

Concern about health effects from exposure to pesticides in foods is growing as scientists learn more about the toxic properties of pesticides. The Delaney Clause, a provision of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, prohibits tolerances for any pesticide that causes cancer in test animals or in humans if the pesticide concentrates in processed food or feeds. This volume examines the impacts of the Delaney Clause on agricultural innovation and on the public's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309037468
• ISBN13: 9780309037464
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.