Which act amended FIFRA in 1996?

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Which act amended FIFRA in 1996?

Explanation:
In 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act changed how FIFRA is applied by imposing stronger, risk-based safety standards. It requires the EPA to consider aggregate exposure from all sources (dietary and non-dietary) and to assess cumulative effects from pesticides that share a common mechanism of toxicity. A default safety factor of ten is applied to protect children unless reliable data justify a smaller factor. It also mandated reassessment of existing tolerances and brought more rigorous, timely risk-based decisions on registrations. The other proposed acts aren’t real laws and thus didn’t amend FIFRA.

In 1996, the Food Quality Protection Act changed how FIFRA is applied by imposing stronger, risk-based safety standards. It requires the EPA to consider aggregate exposure from all sources (dietary and non-dietary) and to assess cumulative effects from pesticides that share a common mechanism of toxicity. A default safety factor of ten is applied to protect children unless reliable data justify a smaller factor. It also mandated reassessment of existing tolerances and brought more rigorous, timely risk-based decisions on registrations. The other proposed acts aren’t real laws and thus didn’t amend FIFRA.

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