Environmental Defense Fund v. Finch

ELR Citation: ELR 20045
No(s). 23,812 (D.C. Cir. May 28, 1970)

Petitioners' proposal to HEW to recognize the public health hazard of DDT by establishing zero tolerance for it and its residues on raw agricultural commodities pursuant to Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§301 et seq. (1964) held to contain sufficient data to trigger the statutory mandate...