Les v. Reilly

ELR Citation: ELR 21303
No(s). 91-70234 (9th Cir. Jul 8, 1992)

The court rules that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) decision to allow the use of four cancer-inducing pesticides as food additives violates the Delaney Clause, §409, of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) prohibiting food additives that induce cancer. When EPA origi...