The amendments were added to a lawsuit filed June 2 that asked the EPA to issue rules, nearly two years overdue, governing the use of pesticides under specific emergency conditions, such as sudden pest infestations that threaten entire crops. The lawsuit claims, however, that the EPA has ignored laws requiring the agency to obtain data on actual pesticide use levels and disclose procedures it will use to set new standards. FQPA is a complex but delicate law. According to Kleckner, the lawsuit attempts to stop EPA's hasty rush to judgment in assessing many vital crop protection products that allow American farmers to produce a safe, abundant and affordable food supply. The greatest food safety risk Americans face today may be that the EPA has chosen to implement FQPA through assumptions and best guesses.
Farmers are at risk.
Consumers are vulnerable. All Americans deserve better. There's money to be made, according to this story, when a chicken breast doused in herb sauce tastes good to humans but can kill cockroaches. The story notes that the federal Environmental Protection Agency has classified the mixture of natural oils as safe for humans either in food or in a bouquet of flowers. Yet, in the room next to you is a couple whose baby is born with life-threatening complications.