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Senate Reauthorizes Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Senate Reauthorizes Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
The Senate Ag Committee and its leadership, including Chair Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, announced that the Senate passed the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.   In last week's announcement, the Senators said, “The unanimous Senate passage of the bipartisan PRIA legislation provides certainty to farmers, consumers, and many other stakeholders. We’re urg...
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Senate Approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow announced that the Senate has unanimously approved the reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.   “The U.S. Senate just passed a bipartisan farm bill to provide farmers and ranchers with some certainty amid a tough economy,” Roberts said, “and we can add to this certainty for producers and many other sta
Less Than Two Percent of Food Violates Pesticide Residue Standards
Less Than Two Percent of Food Violates Pesticide Residue Standards
Every year, the FDA tests food for pesticide residues that violate the limits allowed by the EPA.  The FDA enforces those standards in both domestically-produced food as well as imported food.  As late as the fiscal year 2015, the FDA found that most food was well within the allowable standards, with domestic food outperforming imported food.   The FDA an...

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