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What is the role of the Environmental Protection Agency?

April 26, 2017Environmental Protection Agency

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What is the role of the Environmental Protection Agency?

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Once pesticides are approved, the EPA establishes what are called “tolerance levels,” the amount of pesticide residues that can safely remain on fruits and vegetables. The tolerance levels are set with a safety buffer of hundreds of thousands of times the dosages at which they can be harmful.