USA: Pesticide Petitions

The US Environmental Protection Agency 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 agency received the following petitions.
 
New tolerances:
 

• Clopyralid in berry, low growing, except strawberry, subgroup 13-07H at 4.0 ppm and fruit, stone, group 12-12 at 0.5 ppm.
• Sulfentrazone in nut, tree, group 14-12 at 0.15 ppm.

 
Amended tolerances:
 

• To remove the tolerances for clopyralid in cranberry at 4.0 ppm and fruit, stone, group 12 at 0.5 ppm.
• To remove the tolerances for sulfentrazone in nut, tree, group 14 at 0.15 ppm and pistachio at 0.15 ppm.

 The final date for comments is July 10, 2017.
 
Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 109. Thursday, June 8, 2017. Pages 26641-26644