Pesticides:
Reregistration Delays Jeopardize Success of Proposed Policy Reforms
T-RCED-94-48: Published: Oct 29, 1993. Publicly Released: Oct 29, 1993.
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GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) reregistration of pesticides, focusing on the administration's proposal for reforming pesticide and food safety regulations. GAO noted that: (1) EPA estimates that it will not complete pesticide reregistration until 2006; (2) EPA has only reregistered 250 of the 20,000 pesticides currently registered; (3) most of the reregistered pesticides' active ingredients are not high-priority food-use pesticides; (4) EPA failure to consider the complexity and magnitude of reregistration and the resources needed for the task has delayed the process; (5) 45 percent of the studies submitted to support reregistration have been unacceptable; (6) EPA will not be able to review all existing pesticide tolerances within 7 years; (7) the proposed reforms provide a sunset provision on pesticide registrations and strengthen regulatory agencies' ability to enforce pesticide regulations; (8) EPA has not included all costs in its estimate of the additional funds needed to complete reregistration; (9) EPA is 4 years behind schedule for reregistering lawn care pesticides; and (10) the safety of lawn care pesticides may be uncertain even after reregistration, since EPA has not developed guidelines on their post-application effects on human health.
Jan 15, 2021
Farmworkers:
Additional Information Needed to Better Protect Workers from Pesticide ExposureGAO-21-63: Published: Jan 15, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 2021.
Nov 20, 2020
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Food Safety:
CDC Could Further Strengthen Its Efforts to Identify and Respond to Foodborne IllnessesGAO-21-23: Published: Oct 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 16, 2020
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Farm Programs:
USDA Has Improved Its Completion of Eligibility Compliance Reviews, but Additional Oversight Is NeededGAO-21-95: Published: Oct 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 16, 2020.
Sep 16, 2020
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Agriculture Spending:
Opportunities Exist for USDA to Identify Successes and Challenges of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program to Inform Future EffortsGAO-20-711R: Published: Sep 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 16, 2020.
Sep 14, 2020
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USDA Market Facilitation Program:
Information on Payments for 2019GAO-20-700R: Published: Aug 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2020.
Aug 10, 2020
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National Bio and Agro-defense Facility:
DHS and USDA Are Working to Transfer Ownership and Prepare for Operations, but Critical Steps RemainGAO-20-331: Published: Jul 10, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 10, 2020.
May 7, 2020
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Food Safety:
FDA and USDA Could Strengthen Existing Efforts to Prepare for Oversight of Cell-Cultured MeatGAO-20-325: Published: Apr 7, 2020. Publicly Released: May 7, 2020.
Apr 13, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
U.S. Department of AgricultureGAO-20-288PR: Published: Apr 6, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 13, 2020.
Dec 23, 2019
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Nutrition Assistance Programs:
Agencies Could Do More to Help Address the Nutritional Needs of Older AdultsGAO-20-18: Published: Nov 21, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 2019.
Dec 6, 2019
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Imported Seafood Safety:
Actions Needed to Improve FDA Oversight of Import Alert Removal DecisionsGAO-20-62: Published: Nov 6, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 6, 2019.
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