The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (H.R. 1627) The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 or H.R.1627 was introduced by RepresentativeThomas Bliley (R) on May 12, 1996. It was supported by 243 co-sponsors. The bill was reportedto the House of Representatives after receiving an 18-0 vote in Committee of Agriculture. TheHouse of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. The next day the measure was considered by the Senate, and also passed with unanimous vote. The bill was then signed by President Clinton on July 24, 1996 and become Public Law 104-170on August 3, 1996 (Detailed Legislative History). It has been said the bill would have died in theSenate if it had been held over just one day loner due to rapidly mounting panic and oppositionfrom some major players in the pesticide industry. This would been a major loss consideringCongressman Bliley had been fighting for this reform legislation since the 102nd Congress (Sray49 ).The Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 amends the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act andthe Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenicide Act that had been a burden to both growers andconsumers. The bill Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop uniform standardsin setting all chemical tolerances allowed in food. The Administrator of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency must determine if the tolerance is safe, meaning there is reasonable certaintythat no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue, and any othertype of exposure there is reliable information on (Sray 49). The bill requires all pesticides to bere-registered under the guidelines that determine if they should be used or not. The threeguidelines for re-registration are the aggregate effects of a pesticide, the common mode oftoxicology, and the effects on infants and children.The first guideline, aggregate effects of a pesticide, is the total lifetime exposure...
