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 of1996. The next day the measure was considered by the Senate, and also passed with unanimousvote. The bill was then signed by President Clinton on July 24, 1996 and become Public Law104-170 on August 3, 1996 (Detailed Legislative History). It has been said the bill would havedied in the Senate if it had been held over just one day loner due to rapidly mounting panic andopposition from some major players in the pesticide industry. This would been a major lossconsidering Congressman Bliley had been fighting for this reform legislation since the 102ndCongress (Sray 49 ).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 growersand consumers. The bill Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to develop uniformstandards in setting all chemical tolerances allowed in food. The Administrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agency must determine if the tolerance is safe, meaning there isreasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemicalresidue, and any other type of exposure there is reliable information on (Sray 49). The billrequires all pesticides to be re-registered under the guidelines that determine if they should beused or not. The three guidelines for re-registration are the aggregate effects of a pesticide, thecommon mode of toxicology, and the effects on infants and children.The first guideline, aggregate effects of a pesticide, is the total lifetime exposure...
