Pesticide monitoring and enforcement information
Data management systems
Not later than 480 days after
record, summarize, and evaluate the results of its program for monitoring food products for pesticide residues,
identify gaps in its pesticide monitoring program in the monitoring of (i) pesticides, (ii) food products, and (iii) food from specific countries and from domestic sources,
detect trends in the presence of pesticide residues in food products and identify public health problems emerging from the occurrence of pesticide residues in food products,
focus its testing resources for monitoring pesticide residues in food on detecting those residues which pose a public health concern,
prepare summaries of the information listed in subsection (b), and
provide information to assist the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out its responsibilities under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.] and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.].
As soon as practicable, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop a means to enable the computerized data management systems placed into effect under paragraph (1) to make the summary described in subsection (c).
Paragraph (1) does not limit the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to—
use the computerized data management systems placed in effect under paragraph (1), or
develop additional data management systems,
to facilitate the regulation of any substance or product covered under the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.].
In placing into effect the computerized data management systems under paragraph (1) and in carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary shall comply with applicable regulations governing computer system design and procurement.
Information
The Food and Drug Administration shall use the computerized data management systems placed into effect under subsection (a)(1) to prepare a summary of—
information on—
the types of imported and domestically produced food products analyzed for compliance with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] regarding the presence of pesticide residues,
the number of samples of each such food product analyzed for such compliance by country of origin,
the pesticide residues which may be detected using the testing methods employed,
the pesticide residues in such food detected and the levels detected,
the compliance status of each sample of such food tested and the violation rate for each country-product combination, and
the action taken with respect to each sample of such food found to be in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] and its ultimate disposition, and
information on—
the country of origin of each imported food product referred to in paragraph (1)(A), and
the United States district of entry for each such imported food product.
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Imported Meat, Poultry Products, Eggs, and Egg Products
Report.—
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [
specifying the planned distribution, in fiscal years 1988 and 1989, of the resources of the Department of Agriculture available for sampling imported covered products to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 451 et seq.), and the Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 1031 et seq.) that govern the level of residues of pesticides, drugs, and other products permitted in or on such products;
describing current methods used by the Secretary to enforce the requirements of such Acts with respect to the level of residues of pesticides, drugs, and other products permitted in or on such products;
responding to the audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, Number 38002—2—hy, dated
providing a summary with respect to the importation of covered products during fiscal years 1987 and 1988 that specifies—
the number of samples of each such product taken during each such fiscal year in carrying out the requirements described in paragraph (1); and
for each violation of such requirements during each such fiscal year—
the covered products with respect to which such violation occurred;
the residue in or on such product in violation of such requirements;
the country exporting such product;
the actions taken in response to such violation and the reasons for such actions; and
the level of testing conducted by the countries exporting such products;
describing any research conducted by the Secretary to develop improved methods to detect residues subject to such requirements in or on covered products; and
providing any recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate for legislation to add or modify penalties for violations of laws, regulations, and other enforcement requirements governing the level of residues that are permitted in or on imported covered products.
Revision.—
Not later than
Definition.—
As used in this section, the term ‘covered products’ means meat, poultry products, eggs, and egg products.”