40 CFR 180.151 : Protection Of Environment (§ 1.1 To Parts 1851-1899) — (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Environmental Protection Agency (Continued) (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Pesticide Programs (§ 150.17 To Parts 181-189) — Tolerances And Exemptions For Pesticide Chemical Residues In Food (§ 180.1 To § 180.2020) — Specific Tolerances (§ 180.101 To § 180.688) — Ethylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

4 Aug 2016

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the antimicrobial agent and insecticide ethylene oxide, when used as a postharvest fumigant in or on the following food commodities:

Commodity	Parts per million
Herb and spice, group 19, dried, except basil	7
Licorice, roots	7
Peppermint, tops, dried	7
Sesame, seed	7
Spearmint, tops, dried	7
Vegetable, dried	7
Walnut	50

(2) Tolerances are established for residues of the ethylene oxide reaction product, 2-chloroethanol, commonly referred to as ethylene chlorohydrin, when ethylene oxide is used as a postharvest fumigant in or on food commodities as follows:

Commodity	Parts per million
Herb and spice, group 19, dried, except basil	940
Licorice, roots	940
Peppermint, tops, dried	940
Sesame, seed	940
Spearmint, tops, dried	940
Vegetable, dried	940

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

40 CFR 180.151

[65 FR 33695, May 24, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 46696, Sept. 11, 2009]