7 U.S.C. § 138e : US Code - Section 138E: Reporting
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(a) In general
Each laboratory or individual that performs, brokers, or
otherwise arranges for the performance of a pesticide chemical
analysis of food shall prepare and submit a report, simultaneously
to the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
to the owner of such food, that shall contain any finding of
pesticide chemical residues in such food -
(1) for which no chemical residue tolerance or exemption has
been established;
(2) that is in excess of residue tolerances; or
(3) for which the chemical residue tolerance has been revoked
or the chemical residue is otherwise not permitted by the
Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) Timing of report
A laboratory shall submit the report required under subsection
(a) of this section to the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and the owner of such food as soon as practicable
after the completion of the analysis of such food.
(c) Guidelines
The Secretary shall adopt standardized reporting guidelines to be
applied to laboratories under this section and shall provide such
guidelines to laboratories accredited under this chapter, as well
as other sources of information regarding applicable pesticide
chemical tolerances.
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