§ 180.149 - Mineral oil; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. (1) For the purposes of this section, the insecticide mineral oil is defined as the refined petroleum fraction having the following characteristics:

(i) Minimum flashpoint of 300 °F.

(ii) Gravity of 27 to 34 by the American Petroleum Institute standard method.

(iii) Pour point of 30 °F maximum.

(iv) Color 2 maximum by standards of the American Society for TestingMaterials.

(v) Boiling point between 480 °F and 960 °F.

(vi) Viscosity at 100 °F of 100 to 200 seconds Saybolt.

(vii) Unsulfonated residue of 90 percent minimum.

(viii) No sulfur compounds according to the United States Pharmacopeia test under Liquid Petrolatum.

(2) Tolerances for residues of mineral oil as specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section are established in or on the following food commodities:

CommodityParts per millionCorn, grain, postharvest200Sorghum, grain, grain, postharvest200

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]