CFR

180.491—Propylene oxide; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of propylene oxide when used as a postharvest fumigant in or on the following food commodities:

Commodity	Parts per million
Cacao bean, dried bean	200
Cacao bean, cocoa powder	200
Fig	3.0
Garlic, dried	300
Grape, raisin	1.0
Herbs and spices, group 19, dried	300
Nutmeat, processed, except peanuts	300
Onion, dried	300
Plum, prune, dried	2.0

(2) Tolerances are established for the reaction product, propylene chlorohydrin, from use of propylene oxide as a postharverst fumigant, in or on the following food commodities:

Commodity	Parts per million
Basil, dried leaves	6000
Cacao bean, dried bean	20.0
Cacao bean, cocoa powder	20.0
Fig	3.0
Garlic, dried	6000
Grape, raisin	4.0
Herbs and spices, group 19, dried, except basil	1500
Nutmeat, processed, except peanuts	10.0
Onion, dried	6000
Plum, prune, dried	2.0

(b) emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

Code of Federal Regulations

[65 FR 33702, May 24, 2000, as amended at 68 FR 39430, July 1, 2003; 72 FR 49651, Aug. 29, 2007; 73 FR 54963, Sept. 24, 2008; 76 FR 38037, June 29, 2011]

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