A Process Comparison of the Environmental Protection Agency\u27s Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and Safe Drinking Water Act

Pesticide residues and drinking water contaminants can cause harm to human health if not properly regulated. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets national standards to regulate pesticide residues and drinking water contaminants under two laws: The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. A process comparison study of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Safe Drinking Water Act was conducted. The study showed that regulators responsible for each law follow similar guidelines in setting national standards. Regulators implementing these laws work closely together, learn form each other, and use what they have learned to improve their regulatory efforts