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FDA Glossary of Pesticide Chemicals This is a glossary of alternative names for pesticides and related chemicals. Most of the chemicals included in this glossary are pesticides used during the production of foods or animal feeds. The e... Details > Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Pestrak Files These files provide information about pesticides of interest to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because of their potential for use on foods. Data include names, molecular formulas and refe... Details > Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Food and Cosmetic International / Foreign Language Documents and Videos - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Selected materials from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition are available in various languages.... Details > Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration General Pesticide Information   A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substances intended for: preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Though often misunderstood to refer only to insecticides, the term pesti... Details > National Pesticide Information Center Hazardous Waste Sites and Children's Health Risks Children who live near hazardous waste sites often have greater exposures, greater potential for health problems, and less ability to avoid hazards. ATSDR has created this special home page to highli... Details > Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn About Chemicals Around Your House Play this game and learn more about pesticides and other chemicals around the home. To take the house tour, just pick a room -- kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, cellar or garage -- and find t... Details > Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances There are many health risks associated with pesticides and toxic substances. This site provides links to information on the health hazards associated with these substances and prevention measures that... Details > Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pest Control Information    NPIC provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects. Prior to deciding on a method of treatment it is important to identify the pest. This page pro... Details > National Pesticide Information Center Pesticide Applicator and Worker Safety (The Worker Protection Standard) Information about the Worker Protection Standard -- intended to reduce the risk of pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and to reduce the risk of pesticide poisonings and injur... Details > Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA Pesticide Emergency Resources    This page provides a list of resources to contact in case of an emergency.... Details > National Pesticide Information Center