§ 180.275 - Chlorothalonil; tolerances for residues.  


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  • § 180.275 Chlorothalonil; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General.

    (1) Tolerances are established for the fungicide chlorothalonil (tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) and its metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile in or on the following food commodities.

    Commodity Parts per million
    Almond 0.05
    Almond, hulls 1.0
    Apricot 0.5
    Asparagus 0.1
    Banana (NMT 0.05 ppm in edible pulp) 0.5
    Bean, dry, seed 0.1
    Bean, snap, succulent 5
    Blueberry 1.0
    Brassica, head and stem, subgroup 5A 5.0
    Carrot, roots 1
    Celery 15
    Cherry, sweet 0.5
    Cherry, tart 0.5
    Cocoa bean, dried bean 0.05
    Coffee, bean, green 0.20
    Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed 1
    Cranberry 5.0
    Ginseng 4.0
    Horseradish 4.0
    Lentil 0.10
    Lychee 15
    Mango 1.0
    Mushroom 1.0
    Nectarine 0.5
    Okra 6.0
    Onion, bulb 0.5
    Onion, green 5
    Papaya 15
    Parsnip, roots 1
    Passionfruit 3
    Pea, edible podded 5
    Peach 0.5
    Peanut 0.3
    Pistachio 0.2
    Plum 0.2
    Plum, prune 0.2
    Potato 0.1
    Rhubarb 4.0
    Soybean 0.2
    Starfruit 3.0
    Tomato 5
    Vegetable, cucurbit, group 9 5.0
    Vegetable, fruiting, group 8, except tomato 6.0
    Yam, true 0.10

    (2) Tolerances are established for the metabolite 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-trichloroisophthalonitrile in or on the following food commodities.

    Commodity Parts per million
    Cattle, fat 0.1
    Cattle, kidney 0.5
    Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.05
    Cattle, meat 0.03
    Goat, fat 0.1
    Goat, kidney 0.5
    Goat, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.05
    Goat, meat 0.03
    Hog, fat 0.1
    Hog, kidney 0.5
    Hog, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.05
    Hog, meat 0.03
    Horse, fat 0.1
    Horse, kidney 0.5
    Horse, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.05
    Horse, meat 0.03
    Milk 0.1
    Sheep, fat 0.1
    Sheep, kidney 0.5
    Sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.05
    Sheep, meat 0.03

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with regional registration, as defined in § 180.1(l), are established for the combined residues of chlorothalonil and its metabolite in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

    Commodity Parts per million
    Hazelnut 0.1
    Peppermint, tops 2
    Persimmon 1.5
    Spearmint, tops 2

    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

    [42 FR 56114, Oct. 21, 1977]