Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 Margaux Paul Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 Draft year: 1995 Amendment Year: 1996 National

What is the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996? Established a new safety standard for food. FQPA had to consider the risks pesticides might have on infants and children. Required the re-testing of all existing pesticide tolerance levels within 10 years. Was the most comprehensive reform of food safety ad pesticide laws in decades and posed an implementation challenge for the EPA. The FQPA was mostly implemented for the protection of infants due to their small size the pesticides they ingest have a proportionately greater impact. The FQPA was passed unanimously by Congress in 1996 and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton