Pesticides

Subject Description: Pesticides are chemical substances used to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate undesirable organisms such as weeds or harmful insects and are widely used in modern agricultural production. This subject area sets forth information regarding pesticides, including statutory and regulatory developments involving the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its amendments under the Food Quality Protection Act.