Tetraconazole
CAS No. 112281-77-3
US Maximum Residue Levels in Food Commodities
 
 

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A  February 16, 2005, check at the Code of Federal Regulations for Tetraconazole: this fungicide is permitted in or on 10 food commodities in the United States. The following list identifies these crops for which EPA has set pesticide tolerances. 
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR180.557]
[Page 503]

TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

PART 180_TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICALS
IN FOOD--Table of Contents

Subpart C_Specific Tolerances

Sec. 180.557 Tetraconazole; tolerances for residues.
(a) General. [Reserved]
(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. Time-limited tolerances are
established for residues of the fungicide tetraconazole [(+/-)-2-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) propyl 1, 1,2,2-
tetrafluoroethyl ether] in connection with the use of the pesticide
under section 18 emergency exemptions granted by EPA. The tolerances
will expire and be revoked on the date specified in the following table.
Commodity

As of October 15,
2003

PPM

As of February 16,
2005

PPM

Expiration/ Revocation Date

Beet, sugar, dried pulp 0.20 0.20 12/31/05 
Beet, sugar, molasses 0.30 0.30 12/31/05
Beet, sugar, roots 0.10 0.10 12/31/05 
Beet, sugar, tops 6.0 6.0 12/31/05 
Cattle, fat 0.60 0.60 12/31/05
Cattle, kidney 0.20 0.20 12/31/05
Cattle, liver 6.0 6.0 12/31/05 
Cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver 0.03 0.030 12/31/05 
Cattle, meat 0.03 0.030 12/31/05
Milk 0.05 0.050 12/31/05 
(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]
(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[64 FR 68052, Dec. 6, 1999, as amended at 66 FR 37598, July 19, 2001; 68
FR 37765, June 25, 2003]

NOTE FROM FAN:

April 22, 2005. 7-year time-limited pesticide tolerance approved. Final Rule.
Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before June 21, 2005.
Sipcam Agro USA, Inc. requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA). Registrations will be limited to the following States: Colorado, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming where use has previously occurred under section 18 of FIFRA.

The following tolerances will expire on November 30, 2012. 
Commodity
Parts per million date
Beet, sugar, dried pulp
0.15
Beet, sugar, molasses
0.15
Beet, sugar, roots
0.05
Beet, sugar, tops
3.0
Cattle, fat
0.30
Cattle, liver
4.0
Cattle, meat
0.05
Cattle, meat byproducts, except liver
0.10
Goat, fat
0.30
Goat, liver
4.0
Goat, meat
0.05
Goat, meat byproducts, except liver
0.10
Horse, fat
0.30
Horse, liver
4.0
Horse, meat
0.05
Horse, meat byproducts, except liver
0.10
Milk
0.05
Sheep, fat
0.30
Sheep, liver
4.0
Sheep, meat
0.05
Sheep, meat byproducts, except liver
0.10
 
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