Code of Federal RegulationsTitle 40-Part 180Title
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 (Pesticide Tolerances) Title
40-Part 180.41 (Crop Group Tables)
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.
Title 40-Part 180.41 contains the Crop Group Tables, which are helpful in those
cases where pesticide tolerances are established on crop groups rather than on
individual crops.
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. This is
an online database that can be searched by pesticide or by crop group.
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
Food Defect Action Levels
Maximum levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that
present no health hazards for humans. Examples of these types of defects are
insect filth, mold, rodent hairs, sand and foreign matter. Refer to 21CFR, Part
110.110 for additional details.
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.
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.
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.
The Cook's Thesaurus
A cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of types of fruits,
vegetables, grains, ingredients, kitchen tools and more.
