Fluridone
CAS No. 59756-60-4

US Maximum Residue Levels in Food Commodities
 
 

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A February 15, 2005, check at the Code of Federal Regulations for Fluridone: this herbicide is permitted in or on over 50 food commodities in the United States.

Note: It is difficult to ascertain the number of commodities due to the wording in:
(c) Tolerances are established in the following irrigated crops and crop groupings.

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: 40CFR180.420]
[Page 441-442]

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. 180.420 Fluridone; tolerances for residues.
(a) Tolerances are established for the combined residues (free and
bound) of the herbicide fluridone
(1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-[3-
trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4(1H)-5-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4(1H)-
pyridinone) in fish and crayfish at 0.5 part per million.
(b) Tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide
fluridone in the following raw agricultural commodities:
Commodity

As of
October 3, 2003

PPM

As of
February 15, 2005

PPM

Cattle, fat
0.05
0.05
Cattle, kidney
0.1
.1
Cattle, liver
0.1
.1
Cattle, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Cattle, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
CATTLE, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
CATTLE, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
CRAYFISH - see (a) above
0.5
0.5
Egg
0.05
.05
FISH - see (a) above
0.5
0.5
Goat, fat
0.05
.05
Goat, kidney
0.1
.1
Goat, liver
0.1
.1
Goat, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Goat, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
GOAT, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
GOAT, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
Hog, fat
0.05
.05
Hog, kidney
0.1
.1
Hog, liver
0.1
.1
Hog, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Hog, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
HOG, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
HOG, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
Horse, fat
0.05
.05
Horse, kidney
0.1
.1
Horse, liver
0.1
.1
Horse, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Horse, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
HORSE, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
HORSE, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
Milk
0.05
.05
Poultry, fat
0.05
.05
Poultry, kidney
0.1
.01
Poultry liver
0.1
.01
Poultry, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Poultry, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
POULTRY, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
POULTRY, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
Sheep, fat
0.05
.05
Sheep, kidney
0.1
.1
Sheep, liver
0.1
.1
Sheep, meat byproducts
Not Listed in this way
.05
Sheep, meat, except kidney and liver
Not Listed in this way
.05
SHEEP, MEAT
0.05
Not Listed in this way
SHEEP, MBYP (EXC. KIDNEY & LIVER)
0.05
Not Listed in this way
(c) Tolerances are established in the following irrigated crops and
crop groupings
for residues of the herbicide fluridone resulting from
use of irrigation water containing residues of 0.15 ppm following
applications on or around aquatic sites. Where tolerances are
established at higher levels from other uses of fluridone on the
following crops, the higher tolerance also applies to residues in the
irrigated commodity. The tolerances follow:
Avocado
0.1
0.1

Citrus

0.1
.1
Cotton, undelinted seed
0.1
.1

Cucurbits

0.1
.1

Fruit, pome

0.1
.1
FRUIT, SMALL AND BERRY
0.1
Not Listed in this way

Fruit, stone

Not Listed in this way
.1

FRUIT, STONE, GROUP 12, EXCEPT CHERRY

This group includes 12 commodities (without cherry) - see Ref. 1 below.

0.1
Not Listed in this way

Grain, crop

0.1
.1

Grass, forage

0.15
.15
Hop
0.1
.1

Leafy vegetables

Not Listed in this way
.1
Legume, forage
0.15
.15

Nut

0.1
.1

Root crops, vegetables

Not Listed in this way
.1
Seed and pod vegetables
Not Listed in this way
.1
Small fruit
Not Listed in this way
.1
Vegetable, fruiting
0.1
.1
VEGETABLE, LEAFY
0.1
Not Listed in this way
VEGETABLE, ROOT CROP
0.1
Not Listed in this way
VEGETABLE, SEED & POD
0.1
Not Listed in this way

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[51 FR 12146, Apr. 9, 1986, as amended at 55 FR 29829, July 20, 1990]

(Ref 1) Fruit, stone, group 12. This group includes 12 commodities (without cherry).

apricot • cherry, sweet • cherry, tart • fruit, stone • fruit, stone, except plum, prune, dried • nectarine • peach • plum • plum, chickasaw • plum, damson • plum, japanese • plum, prune • plum, prune, dried • plum, prune, fresh

 
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