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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sponsoring several studies on diazinon. The University of Minnesota is developing and maintaining a network of information resources on the uses, benefits, and hazards of insecticides placed under the EPA Special Review, including diazinon, in the Minnesota Pesticide Impact Assessment Program. 

In the United States, food safety is an important responsibility not only of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but also of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. The EPA registers or approves the use of pesticides and establishes a tolerance level if the use of a pesticide may lead to residues in food (30). 

This paper reports the results of research only. Mention of a pesticide in this paper does not constitute a recommendation for use by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nor does it imply registration under FIFRA as amended. Also, mention of a commercial product in this paper does not constitute a recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

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The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Oliver B. Cope, W. R. Bridges, Herman Sanders, Joseph McCraren, and others of the staff of the Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory, and Peter A. Frank of the Weed Investigations Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

Based on a farm-level survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Southeastern cotton growing states of the U.S. in 1997, it was concluded that herbicide tolerant cotton did not cause a significant decrease in the number of pesticide applications [8,9]. 

The precautionary approach to food safety in the United States is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for most meat products, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for most prepared foods, and by the EPA for pesticides applied to both plants and animals. Regulations involving a precautionary... 

The EPA has joint programs with the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USD A) and some growers to minimize the use of pesticides.86... 

Federal regulation of pesticides in the United States is accomplished by the joint effort of three agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registers (approves) the use of pesticides and establishes tolerances (maximum allowable residue concentrations) for potential residues that may occur in or on foods. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces these tolerances for residues in foods, except for meat and poultry, which are the responsibility of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

State and local codes including locally adopted building and fire codes are NOT addressed in this document. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations are NOT addressed since the impact from these is considered to be negligible at DOE facilities. Similarly, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide regulations are NOT addressed in this document. 

This study was supported by a grant from the Pesticide Impact Assessment Comlttee, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Thanks is extended to W. L. Jones who assisted in the preparation of the soil samples. 

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