40 CFR 180.

151 (up to date as of 9/13/2023)

40 CFR 180.151 (Sept. 13, 2023)
Ethylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

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Title 40 —Protection of Environment

Chapter I —Environmental Protection Agency
Subchapter E —Pesticide Programs
Part 180 —Tolerances and Exemptions for Pesticide Chemical Residues in Food
Subpart C —Specific Tolerances
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
Source: 36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 180 appear at 62 FR 66023, Dec. 17, 1997.

Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to subpart C of part 180 appear at 67 FR 41803, June 19, 2002; 67 FR
42393, June 21, 2002; 68 FR 39430, July 1, 2003; 71 FR 74804, Dec. 13, 2006; 72 FR 53137, Sept. 18, 2007; 72 FR
61536, Oct. 31, 2007; 73 FR 60155, Oct. 10, 2008; 75 FR 56014, Sept. 15, 2010; and 76 FR 34885, June 15, 2011.

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40 CFR 180.151 (up to date as of 9/13/2023)
40 CFR 180.151
Ethylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

§ 180.151 Ethylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

(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]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

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

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