New law provides for the screening of pesticides for potential environmental disruptors.
EPA is to develop and implement a comprehensive environmental disruptor screening program - an ambitious program which EPA must develop within 2 years, implement in 3 years, and report to Congress in 4 years. Provides for periodic reviews of pesticide requirements, registrations and periodic re-evaluation of maximum allowable pesticide residues on food. EPA is to establish a procedure for the comprehensive reevaluation of pesticides every 15 years. Pesticide residue limits will be the same for raw and processed foods. These limits will be determined by considering all known health risks of pesticide exposure, not only cancer health risks.