The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.
As regards nuts and dried fruits, the petitions received were the following:
Amended tolerances: • Remove existing tolerances for fenpyroximate in nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.10 ppm and pistachio at 0.10 ppm. • Remove existing tolerances for the herbicide glufosinate-ammonium in tree nuts (Crop Group 14-12) at 0.50 ppm.
New tolerances: • Establish tolerances for fenpyroximate in nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.10 ppm.
The final date for comments is September 13, 2018.