Where the Food Quality Protection Act Stands
Today...
I mplementation of the
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) may result in the unnecessary
restriction or cancellation of some crop protection products.
These actions violate accepted regulatory procedures and they
ignore congressional intent.
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Despite
evidence to the contrary, the EPA promised the
implementation of the FQPA would not cause significant
changes to crop protection product regulation and would
not impact farmers. |
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Political
appointees, not scientists, are determining how the FQPA
will change how crop protection products are used and
registered. |
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Adding
$688 billion in federal regulatory compliance costs to
direct federal spending of more than $1.5 trillion for
fiscal 1998 shows the true size of the federal
government. Federal regulations take more than $20
billion from net farm income. |
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FQPA, the Environmental Protection Agency is targeting
organophosphate and carbamate pesticides for
elimination. These crop protection products are vital to
the production of such favorite commodities as:
Corn, Lettuce, Peaches,
Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Tomatoes, Soybeans, Carrots,
Onions, Peanuts and Berries.
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...And Farm Bureau's Solutions for the
106th Congress
FQPA can be implemented to
improve the safety of our food supply without unnecessarily
restricting or canceling the safe use of crop protection
materials.
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Provisions
of FQPA should be enacted based on sound science - not
political science or unfounded public fears. The EPA
must avoid pressure by various regulatory advocates and
pressure groups, and base its decisions on documented,
peer-reviewed scientific findings. |
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Congress
should closely monitor the Environmental Protection
Agency and the implementing agencies to ensure farmers'
continued access to essential crop protection products.
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New
requirements under FQPA should not be interpreted to
unnecessarily restrict agricultural chemical use without
sound scientific evidence to show actual health risks.
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If the
FQPA results in the restriction or cancellation of
essential crop protection products, EPA should provide
for emergency, time-limited registrations until
registration of new, alternative products are available.
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Organophosphate
and carbamate pesticides are used on America's farms to
protect fruits and vegetables from such pests as roundworms,
stink bugs, moths, maggots, fruit flies and rootworms.
| Risk Cup |
Old Risk Cup
The Old
Risk Cup accommodated nearly all food related pesticide
risks. |
FQPA Risk Cup
The FQPA
Risk Cup squeezes the ability to use pesticides on food
due to the consideration of other risk
categories. |
FQPA Risk Cup with child, endocrine,
cancer hazard
When
coupled with even tighter standards, the Risk Cup
shrinks and uses must be prohibited. Both FQPA Risk Cups
hinder a farmer's ability to produce quality, affordable
food. |
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