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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40-Part 180
Title
21-Part 101
This is a link to the USA Code of Federal Regulations. All titles may be browsed
from the CFR link above, or, you may go directly to the section pertaining
to pesticide tolerances in food at Title 40-Part 180. Title
21-Part 101 relates to nutrition labeling, nutrient content claims and health
claims of packaged food products.
Electronic
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 40-Part 180
The electronic version of the Code of Federal Regulations. This
link will take you directly to the section pertaining
to pesticide tolerances in food, and is the most up-to-date version of the CFR.
EPA's What's New
Information provided by the USA Environmental Protection Agency
concerning recent news, events and actions during the past several months.
EU
Pesticide MRL's
Pesticide Maximum Residue Limits for the European Union. Three
files can be downloaded, one sorted by pesticide, one by crop group, and one by
commodity.
Extension Information Source
This is a dynamic, online resource providing information from
Extension Services and
Agricultural
Experiment Stations by Land Grant
universities throughout the United States.
ExToxNet - Pesticide Toxicology
Data
This database contains toxicology, environmental fate,
physical properties and other information concerning pesticides.
FAO/WHO Pesticide Tolerances in Food
Pesticide Maximum Residue Limits from Codex Alimentarius of the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health
Organization.
FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
Information provided by the USA Food and Drug Administration ORA
concerning the import program, compliance references, FDA news and press
releases. Also contains a contact directory for the various ORA regional
offices.
Federal Consumer Information Center
Hugh source of information provided by the US FCIC of the US
government concerning Federal programs, benefits and services.
Iowa State University Weed Science Reference Desk
A gold mine of information concerning herbicides, product labels,
herbicide injury symptoms, weed control and weed identification.
Japan Positive List Pesticide Tolerances in Food
Search for pesticide maximum residue levels from the Japanese
"positive list". You can search by food or pesticide.
PMRA | Canadian Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides
This database contains the Canadian maximum residue limits
for pesticides.
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
USA Department of Agriculture Web site containing a wide range of
nutrition related information.
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
This database contains nutrient information, searchable by food,
from the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.
USDA Pesticide Properties Database
USA Department of Agriculture database containing pesticide
physical properties and environmental fate.
Special Interest Links
American Council on Science and Health
ACSH is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the
environment and health. It was founded in 1978 by a group of scientists who had become
concerned that many important public policies related to health and the environment did not have a sound scientific basis. These scientists created
the organization to add reason and balance to debates about public health issues and bring common sense views to the public.
Phytochemicals: Guardians
of our Health
Read about the health benefits of phytochemicals in plant foods.
Prioritization of
Possible Carcinogenic Hazards in Food
Publications from the Carcinogenic Potency Project developed by the University
of California at Berkeley. This interesting review discusses the causes of
cancer, both from natural and synthetic sources.
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