117 HR 8765 IH: Ban All Neurotoxic Organophosphate Pesticides From Our Food Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-08-30 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8765IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 30, 2022Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Meng, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Espaillat, and Ms. Schakowsky) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo prohibit the use of organophosphate pesticides on food.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ban All Neurotoxic Organophosphate Pesticides From Our Food Act or the BAN OPs From Our Food Act.

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Prohibition on use of organophosphates on food

Section 402 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 342) is amended by adding at the end the following:(j)If it bears or contains any organophosphate pesticide, including any residue of an organophosphate pesticide, or any other added substance the presence of which is primarily as a result of the metabolism or other degradation of an organophosphate pesticide, regardless of whether any tolerance or exemption with respect to organophosphate is in effect under section 408..