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Code of Federal Regulations Title 40. Protection of Environment § 40.180.533 Esfenvalerate;  tolerances for residues

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

(a) General.

(1) Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the insecticide esfenvalerate, (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(S) –4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate, its non-racemic isomer, (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro- α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and its diastereomers (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro-α- (1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl- (S)–4–chloro- α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate, in or on food commodities as follows:

Commodity

Parts per million

Almond

0.2

Almond, hulls

5.0

Apple

1.0

Artichoke, globe

1.0

Bean, dry, seed

0.25

Bean, snap, succulent

1.0

Beet, sugar, roots

0.05

Beet, sugar, tops

5.0

Blueberry

1.0

Broccoli

1.0

Cabbage, except Chinese cabbage

3.0

Caneberry subgroup 13A

1.0

Cantaloupe

0.5

Carrot, roots

0.5

Cattle, fat

1.5

Cattle, meat

1.5

Cattle, meat byproducts

1.5

Cauliflower

0.5

Collards

3.0

Corn, field, forage

15.0

Corn, field, grain

0.02

Corn, field, stover

15.0

Corn, pop, grain

0.02

Corn, pop, stover

15.0

Corn, sweet, forage

15.0

Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed

0.1

Corn, sweet, stover

15.0

Cotton, undelinted seed

0.2

Cucumber

0.5

Egg

0.03

Eggplant

0.5

Elderberry

1.0

Fruit, stone, group 12

3.0

Goat, fat

1.5

Goat, meat

1.5

Goat, meat byproducts

1.5

Gooseberry

1.0

Hazelnut

0.2

Hog, fat

1.5

Hog, meat

1.5

Hog, meat byproducts

1.5

Horse, fat

1.5

Horse, meat

1.5

Horse, meat byproducts

1.5

Kiwifruit

0.5

Lentil, seed

0.25

Melon, honeydew

0.5

Milk

0.3

Milk, fat

7.0

Muskmelon

0.5

Mustard greens

5.0

Okra

0.5

Pea, dry, seed

0.25

Pea, succulent

0.5

Peanut

0.02

Pear

1.0

Pecan

0.2

Pepper

0.5

Potato

0.02

Poultry, fat

0.3

Poultry, liver

0.03

Poultry, meat

0.03

Poultry, meat byproducts, except liver

0.3

Pumpkin

0.5

Radish, roots

0.3

Radish, tops

3.0

Sheep, fat

1.5

Sheep, meat

1.5

Sheep, meat byproducts

1.5

Sorghum, grain, forage

10.0

Sorghum, grain, grain

5.0

Sorghum, grain, stover

10.0

Soybean, hulls

0.5

Soybean, seed

0.05

Squash, summer

0.5

Squash, winter

0.5

Sugarcane, cane

1.0

Sunflower, seed

0.5

Sweet potato, roots

0.05

Tomato

0.5

Turnip, greens

7.0

Turnip, roots

0.5

Walnut

0.2

Watermelon

0.5

(2) A tolerance of 0.05 ppm on raw agricultural food commodities (other than those food commodities already covered by a higher tolerance as a result of use on growing crops) is established for the combined residues of the insecticide esfenvalerate, (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(S) –4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate, its non-racemic isomer, (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro-α- (1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and its diastereomers (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(S)–4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate as a result of the use of esfenvalerate in food-handling establishments.

(b)Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with regional registration are established for the combined residues of the insecticide esfenvalerate, (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(S)–4–chloro- α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate, its non-racemic isomer, (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and its diastereomers (S)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(R)–4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate and (R)-cyano(3–phenoxyphenyl)methyl-(S)–4–chloro-α-(1–methylethyl)be nzeneacetate, in or on food commodities as follows:

Commodity

Parts per million

Cabbage, chinese, bok choy

1.0

Kohlrabi

2.0

Lettuce, head

5.0

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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