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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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Pesticide Fact Sheets
NPIC fact sheets are designed to answer questions that are commonly asked by the general public about pesticides and pesticide related topics. These documents are intended to be educational in nature ... Details >
Pesticides and Food: What You and Your Family Need to Know
An overview of pesticides designed to keep you and your family safe. The brochure covers government regulation, pesticide residue on food, sensitivity among children, integrated pest management, organ... Details >
Safely Handling Pesticides
Also available in: Spanish
This fact sheet presents procedures for the proper handling, mixing, storage, and application of pesticides. The sheet describes the four ways that pesticides enter the body: through the skin, the mo... Details >
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Seafood Information and Resources
These Web pages include a wide range of information on fish and seafood, including the Seafood Hotline, and information on programs for shellfish safety, retail food protection, economic deception, pe... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings Around the Home
Also available in: Spanish
Follow these simple steps to help you save children from environmental hazards around the home... Details >
Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA
Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Threats
Also available in: Spanish
Advice for parents and caregivers about steps they can take to protect children's environmental health. The topics addressed include indoor air pollution, lead poisoning, carbon monoxide poising, sun ... Details >
Office of Children’s Health Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Upcoming Events, Notes on Recent Events, and Updates - Rachel Carson Council, Inc.
This page provides a list of events and updates, it also provides tips for researching a pesticide product, abstracts and other resources of information related to this topic.... Details >
Using Insect Repellents Safely
This online consumer health information document provides EPA recommendations for the safe use of insect repellents as well as tips for handling a poisoning emergency.... Details >
Office of Pesticide Programs, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances/EPA
What is a Pesticide?
This consumer health information document contains a description of a pesticide (includes herbicides, fungicides, and various other substances used to control pests) as well as a list of some common k... Details >
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency