1. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
By Kelsey Kafka
Period 2

2. FFDCA
The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is a National program passed by Congress in It was Amended by Congress in 1954 to protect consumers from pesticide residues on food by adding a new section to the FFDCA. Congress also added the Additives Amendment of 1958, which included FDA to set tolerances for food additives such as cancer-causing pesticides in foods.

3. The function of the FFDCA is to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics and make sure they are not harmful to consumers.
Environmental Issues: Food that has harmful pesticides in it cannot be sold. The Environmental Protection Agency has set up tolerance levels for the pesticides in foods.

4. Agencies responsible for enforcement of Act
Food and Drug Administration
Drug Efficacy Study Implementation
National Academy of Sciences
Premarket Approval
Environmental Protection Agency