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AB-2587 • 2026

Food and agriculture: pesticide residue monitoring program.

Food and agriculture: pesticide residue monitoring program.

Agriculture
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Sponsor
Tangipa
Last action
Official status
Assembly - Pending Referral
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Food and Agriculture: Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program

This bill makes small, nonsubstantive changes to the rules about reporting illegal pesticide levels on farm products.

What This Bill Does

  • Keeps the current requirement for monitoring pesticides on produce meant for processing.
  • Maintains the rule that officials must check if the program stops public exposure to illegal residues.
  • Requires reports to list the county where food with illegal pesticide levels was found, along with the specific commodity and production location.
  • Makes nonsubstantive changes to how these reporting details are written in existing law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Director of Pesticide Regulation
  • Producers and processors of agricultural foods

Terms To Know

Pesticide residue monitoring program
A system that tests farm products to find leftover chemicals from pest control.
Nonsubstantive changes
Small edits like fixing grammar or spelling that do not change the meaning of a law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not explain exactly what words are being changed in the existing law.
  • No new funding is mentioned for this program in the provided text.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Assembly - Pending Referral

Official Summary Text

Food and agriculture: pesticide residue monitoring program.