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Section 12535 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 1.5. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Commencing in 1990, the department shall substantially
expand and maintain its focused pesticide residue monitoring program
beyond the 1988 level. The focused monitoring program shall be
prioritized to consider pesticides of greatest health concern and
contribution to dietary exposure, and for various subpopulations
which may be uniquely sensitive to pesticide residues, with special
emphasis on infants and children.
(b) The department shall consider, but not be limited to, the following lists of pesticides in establishing priorities for monitoring:
(1) Pesticides identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as known, possible, or probable human carcinogens which are registered for use on food crops.
(2) Pesticides listed as high priority for risk assessment as a result of the evaluation process of the Birth Defect Prevention Act of 1984.
(3) Pesticides listed as known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity pursuant to Section 25249.9 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) Class I and II pesticides on the United States Food and Drug Administrations's Surveillance Index.
(b) The department shall consider, but not be limited to, the following lists of pesticides in establishing priorities for monitoring:
(1) Pesticides identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency as known, possible, or probable human carcinogens which are registered for use on food crops.
(2) Pesticides listed as high priority for risk assessment as a result of the evaluation process of the Birth Defect Prevention Act of 1984.
(3) Pesticides listed as known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity pursuant to Section 25249.9 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) Class I and II pesticides on the United States Food and Drug Administrations's Surveillance Index.
