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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

  § 180.121 - Methyl parathion; tolerances for residues.  

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  • Link to an amendment published at 81 FR 34905, June 1, 2016.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide methyl parathion, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in the table in this paragraph. Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph is to be determined by measuring only methyl parathion, O,O-dimethyl O-(4-nitrophenyl) phosphorothioate, in or on the commodity.

    CommodityParts per
    million    		Expiration/
    Revocation
    date
    Alfalfa, forage1.2512/31/13
    Alfalfa, hay5.012/31/13
    Almond0.112/31/13
    Almond, hulls3.012/31/13
    Barley1.012/31/13
    Corn, field, forage1.012/31/13
    Corn, field, grain1.012/31/13
    Corn, pop, grain1.012/31/13
    Corn, sweet, forage1.012/31/13
    Corn, sweet, kernel plus cob with husks removed1.012/31/13
    Cotton, undelinted seed0.7512/31/13
    Grass, forage1.012/31/13
    Oat1.012/31/13
    Onion1.012/31/13
    Pea, field, vines1.012/31/13
    Potato0.112/31/13
    Rapeseed, seed0.212/31/13
    Rice, grain1.012/31/13
    Soybean, hay1.012/31/13
    Soybean, seed0.112/31/13
    Sunflower, seed0.212/31/13
    Sweet potato, roots0.112/31/13
    Walnut0.112/31/13
    Wheat1.012/31/13

    (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

    (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

    (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

    [66 FR 1245, Jan. 5, 2001, as amended at 66 FR 38955, July 26, 2001; 67 FR 38603, June 5, 2002; 72 FR 35666, June 29, 2007; 73 FR 54959, Sept. 24, 2008; 74 FR 46372, Sept. 9, 2009; 76 FR 56652, Sept. 14, 2011; 78 FR 60721, Oct. 2, 2013]