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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.180.204 Dimethoate;  tolerances for residues

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General. Tolerances are established for total residues of the insecticide dimethoate (O,O–dimethyl S–(N–methylcarbamoylmethyl) phosphorodithioate) including its oxygen analog (O,O–dimethyl S–(N–methylcarbamoylmethyl) phosphorothioate) in or on the following food commodities:

Commodity

Parts per million

Alfalfa, forage

2.0

Alfalfa, hay

2.0

Bean, dry, seed

2.0

Bean, lima

2.0

Bean, snap, succulent

2.0

Blueberry 1

1.0

Broccoli

2.0

Cattle, meat byproducts

0.02

Cauliflower

2.0

Celery

2.0

Citrus, dried pulp

5.0

Corn, field, forage

1.0

Corn, field, grain

0.1

Corn, field, stover

1.0

Corn, pop, grain

0.1

Corn, pop, stover

1.0

Corn, sweet, forage

1.0

Cotton, undelinted seed

0.1

Egg

0.02

Endive

2.0

Goat, meat byproducts

0.02

Grapefruit

2.0

Hog, meat byproducts

0.02

Horse, meat byproducts

0.02

Kale

2.0

Lemon

2.0

Lettuce, leaf

2.0

Melon

1.0

Milk

0.002

Mustard greens

2.0

Orange

2.0

Pea

2.0

Pear

2.0

Pecan

0.1

Pepper

2.0

Potato

0.2

Poultry, meat byproducts

0.02

Safflower, seed

0.1

Sheep, meat byproducts

0.02

Sorghum, grain, forage

0.1

Sorghum, grain, grain

0.1

Sorghum, grain, stover

0.1

Soybean, forage

2.0

Soybean, hay

2.0

Soybean, seed

0.05

Swiss chard

2.0

Tangerine

2.0

Tomato

2.0

Turnip, roots

0.2

Turnip, tops

2.0

Wheat, forage

2.0

Wheat, grain

0.04

Wheat, hay

2.0

Wheat, straw

2.0

1 There are U.S. registrations as of August 16, 1996.

(b)Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with regional registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are established for total residues of dimethoate including its oxygen analog in or on the following food commodities:

Commodity

Parts per million

Asparagus

0.15

Brussels sprouts

5.0

Cherry, sweet

2.0

Cherry, tart

2.0

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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