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The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (or FIFRA), 7 U.S.C.&_160;ยง&_160;136 et seq. is a United States federal law that set up the basic US system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers and the environment. It is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the appropriate environmental agencies of the respective states. The current version of FIFRA underwent a major revision in 1972 and superseded the Federal Insecticide Act of 1910 and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947. The act was amended somewhat in 1996 by the Food Quality Protection Act. In 1988, it was amended again to change pesticide registration laws and to require reregistration of certain pesticides that had been registered before 1984.[1] When FIFRA was first passed in 1947, it gave the United States Department of Agriculture responsibility for regulating pesticides.[1] In 1972, when FIFRA underwent a major revision, it transferred responsibility of pesticide regulation to the Environmental Protection Agency and shifted emphasis to protection of the environment and public health.[1] The 1972 version is largely still in place. FIFRA established a set of pesticide regulations name="External_links" id="External_links">
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