Pesticide testing and ginseng
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisc., introduces an amendment May 9 to S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act of 2007, that will affect ginseng and other agricultural products. The 1amendment requires FDA to resume annual reports on the level of pesticide residues in domestic and imported food and agricultural products. Feingold says his amendment will help FDA identify and seize unsafe products such as contaminated ginseng imports...