1. Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA)
Kyle Kennedy
Sal DiDomenico

2. Name: Food Quality Protection Act
Draft Year: 1995, approved in August 1996
Amendment Years: none
International/National: National

3. Major Requirements of the act include stricter safety standards especially for infants and children, and a complete reassessment of all existing pesticidal tolerances
Functions: Improving health standards for food commodities, insure the safety of pesticides used on foods

4. Agency/Group Responsible
Group resonsible for FQPA was the EPA