[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: 40CFR180.1027]

[Page 555]
 
                   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 D_Exemptions From Tolerances
 
Sec. 180.1027  Nuclear polyhedrosis virus of Heliothis zea; exemption 
from the requirement of a tolerance.

    (a) For the purposes of this section, the viral insecticide must be 
produced with an unaltered and unadulterated inoculum of the single-
embedded Heliothis zea nuclear polyhedrosis virus (HzSNPV). The identity 
of the seed virus must be assured by periodic checks.
    (b) Each lot of active ingredient of the viral insecticide shall 
have the following specifications:
    (1) The level of extraneous bacterial contamination of the final 
unformulated viral insecticide should not exceed 107 colonies 
per gram as determined by an aerobic plate on trypticase soy agar.
    (2) Human pathogens, e.g., Salmonella, Shigella, or Vibrio, must be 
absent.
    (3) Safety to mice as determined by an intraperitoneal injection 
study must be demonstrated.
    (4) Identity of the viral product, as determined by the most 
sensitive and standardized analytical technique, e.g., restriction 
endonuclease and/or SDS-PAGE analysis, must be demonstrated.
    (c) Exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance are established 
for the residues of the microbial insecticide Heliothis zea NPV, as 
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, in or on all 
agricultural commmodities including: corn, cottonseed, beans, lettuce, 
okra, peppers, sorghum, soybeans, and tomatoes.

[60 FR 42460, Aug. 16, 1995]