International Food Safety: Comparison of U.S. and Codex Pesticide Standards
PEMD-91-22
Published: Aug 22, 1991. Publicly Released: Oct 03, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared current U.S. and Codex Alimentarius Commission pesticide standards to determine the potential implications of such differences for U.S. trade and food safety.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Environmental Protection Agency | The Administrator, EPA, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, should conduct further analyses to: (1) determine the likely effects that differences in standards would have on health and trade interests of the United States; and (2) set priorities for determining the extent of the scientific basis for differences in pesticide standards. |
EPA, in setting U.S. pesticide standards, takes into consideration Codex standards and examines whether any existing differences could have effects on U.S. health or trade interests. In addition, EPA is involved in several international efforts to resolve scientific differences in pesticide standards setting among nations.
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Agricultural industryCarcinogensComparative analysisExport regulationFood safetyImport regulationInternational tradeInternational trade regulationPesticide regulationSafety standardsStandards evaluation