SECTIONS 12531-12536 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 12531-12536

12531. The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably
necessary to carry out this chapter.

12532. (a) The director shall continuously interpret the results of
the residue monitoring program in order to assess its general
effectiveness at preventing public exposure to illegal pesticide
residues.
(b) The director shall release to the public, on an annual basis,
comprehensive summaries of the results of the pesticide residue
monitoring program. The director shall disclose information regarding
the disposition of products found to contain illegal pesticide
residue levels.
(c) The director shall identify in his or her reports the specific
county where unprocessed agricultural foods have been discovered to
contain illegal pesticide residue levels, the specific commodity, and
the county where the commodity was produced.
(d) The director shall file copies of all data sheets for over
tolerances with the commissioner for the county where the unprocessed
agricultural foods have been grown.
(e) The director shall include in the reports, in addition to the
specific commodity affected, the pesticide identified for each
illegal residue found.

12533. Nothing in this chapter repeals or amends any of the
provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875) of Division 104
of the Health and Safety Code.

12534. (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the director shall conduct a
pesticide residue monitoring program for produce destined for
processing to determine which pesticides are most likely to leave a
residue and to what extent it is necessary to monitor the produce.
(b) The results of the program shall be made available to the
State Director of Health Services to provide accurate information to
better focus sampling priorities.

12535. (a) Commencing in 1990, the department shall substantially
expand and maintain its focused pesticide residue monitoring program
beyond the 1988 level. The focused monitoring program shall be
prioritized to consider pesticides of greatest health concern and
contribution to dietary exposure, and for various subpopulations
which may be uniquely sensitive to pesticide residues, with special
emphasis on infants and children.
(b) The department shall consider, but not be limited to, the
following lists of pesticides in establishing priorities for
monitoring:
(1) Pesticides identified by the federal Environmental Protection
Agency as known, possible, or probable human carcinogens which are
registered for use on food crops.
(2) Pesticides listed as high priority for risk assessment as a
result of the evaluation process of the Birth Defect Prevention Act
of 1984.
(3) Pesticides listed as known to cause cancer or reproductive
toxicity pursuant to Section 25249.9 of the Health and Safety Code.
(4) Class I and II pesticides on the United States Food and Drug
Administrations's Surveillance Index.

12536. (a) The director, by regulation, shall establish a pest
management advisory committee, specifying, as appropriate, the scope
and purpose of its advisory role, membership requirements, and
operating procedures. The director, or his or her designee, shall
serve as chairperson of the committee and the secretary, or his or
her designee, shall serve as vice chairperson of the committee. At a
minimum, the committee shall assist the department in identifying,
facilitating, and promoting environmentally sound pest management
practices and pest management systems.
(b) Funds in the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund may be
expended, upon appropriation, for pest management grants, and upon
the joint decision of the chairperson and vice chairperson, to carry
out the recommendations of the pest management advisory committee.