Rule
6 Aug 2025
food safety, compliance, ethyl formate, agricultural commodities, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticide regulation, administrative practice and procedure, agricultural producers, pesticides and pests, epa, environmental protection
🍊Exemption from Pesticide Tolerance for Ethyl Formate on Specific Crops
This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of ethyl formate in or on citrus (10-10), kiwifruit (fuzzy and hardy), and table grapes when used as a fumigant in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. VPTox LLC, submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) on behalf of Draslovka Services Pty Ltd, requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ethyl formate in or on citrus, crop group 10-10; kiwifruit, fuzzy; kiwifruit, hardy, and grape, table in accordance with the terms of the exemption.
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