SENATE BILL REPORT

                  HJM 4003

              As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Agriculture & Agricultural Trade & Development, March 16, 1995

Brief Description:  Petitioning Congress to amend the food, drug, and cosmetic act to establish a negligible risk standard for pesticide residue in processed foods.

Sponsors:  Representatives Chandler, Lisk, Kremen, Mulliken, Mastin, Honeyford, Chappell, Clements, Schoesler, Robertson, Delvin, Boldt, Foreman and Johnson.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Agriculture & Agricultural Trade & Development:  3/16/95 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE & AGRICULTURAL TRADE & DEVELOPMENT

Majority Report:  Do pass.

  Signed by Senators Rasmussen, Chair; Loveland, Vice Chair; Bauer, Morton, Newhouse and Snyder.

Staff:  Bob Lee (786-7404)

Background:  The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act contains one standard for residues in processed foods and another standard for raw agricultural products.

Summary of Bill:  Congress is requested to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a negligible risk standard for pesticide residues in processed foods.  This standard permits the scientific evaluation of risk in decisions protecting the safety of the processed food supply, and is compatible with the standards that exist with unprocessed food products.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  No one.