Pesticides and Food:
What You and Your Family Need to Know
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Does my food contain pesticide residues?
• Could those pesticides harm me or my family?
• What does the government do to ensure that pesticides used on
food are safe?
The pages in this Web area answer these and other questions
about pesticides and food. They reflect and expand upon information contained
in a brochure (below) EPA developed as required by the Food Quality Protection
Act (FQPA) of 1996.
 EPA
Brochure: "Pesticides and Food: What You and Your Family Need to
Know"
Publication Number: 735-F-98-001
Order from: National Center for Environmental Publications (NCEP)
• Phone: 1-800-490-9198
• Web site: http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ordering.htm
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