[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: 40CFR180.153] [Page 362-364] 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. 180.153 Diazinon; tolerances for residues. (a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide diazinon (O,O-diethyl O-[6-methyl-2-(1-methyl ethyl)-4-pyri mi dinyl] phos phoro thioate; CAS Reg. No. 333-41-5) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alfalfa, fresh.............................................. 40.0 Alfalfa, hay................................................ 10.0 Almond...................................................... 0.5 Almond, hulls............................................... 3.0 Apple....................................................... 0.5 Apricot..................................................... 0.5 Banana (NMT 0.1 ppm shall be present in the pulp after peel 0.2 is removed)................................................ Bean, lima.................................................. 0.5 Bean, snap, succulent....................................... 0.5 Beet, garden, roots......................................... 0.75 Beet, sugar, roots.......................................... 0.5 Beet, sugar, tops........................................... 10.0 Beet, garden, tops.......................................... 0.7 Blackberry.................................................. 0.5 Blueberry................................................... 0.5 Carrot, roots............................................... 0.75 Cattle, fat................................................. 0.7 [[Page 363]] Celery...................................................... 0.7 Cherry...................................................... 0.75 Citrus...................................................... 0.7 Clover, forage.............................................. 40.0 Clover, hay................................................. 10.0 Coffee bean................................................. 0.2 Corn, forage................................................ 40.0 Corn, kernel plus cob with husks removed.................... 0.7 Cotton, undelinted seed..................................... 0.2 Cowpea...................................................... 0.1 Cowpea, forage.............................................. 0.1 Cranberry................................................... 0.5 Cucumber.................................................... 0.75 Dandelion, leaves........................................... 0.7 Endive (escarole)........................................... 0.7 Fig......................................................... 0.5 Filbert..................................................... 0.5 Ginseng, root............................................... 0.75 Grape....................................................... 0.75 Guar, seed.................................................. 0.1 Hop......................................................... 0.75 Kiwifruit................................................... 0.75 Lespedeza................................................... 1.0 Lettuce..................................................... 0.7 Loganberry.................................................. 0.75 Melon....................................................... 0.75 Mushroom.................................................... 0.75 Nectarine................................................... 0.5 Olive....................................................... 1.0 Onion....................................................... 0.75 Parsley, leaves............................................. 0.75 Parsnip..................................................... 0.5 Peach....................................................... 0.7 Pear........................................................ 0.5 Peavine hay................................................. 10.0 Peavines.................................................... 25.0 Pea with pods (determined on pea after removing any shell 0.5 present when marketed)..................................... Pepper...................................................... 0.5 Pineapple................................................... 0.5 Plum, prune, fresh.......................................... 0.5 Potato...................................................... 0.1 Potato, sweet............................................... 0.1 Radicchio................................................... 0.7 Radish...................................................... 0.5 Raspberry................................................... 0.5 Rutabagas................................................... 0.75 Sheep, fat.................................................. 0.7 Sheep, meat (fat basis)..................................... 0.7 Sheep, meat byproducts (fat basis).......................... 0.7 Sorghum, forage............................................. 10.0 Sorghum, grain.............................................. 0.75 Spinach..................................................... 0.7 Squash, summer.............................................. 0.5 Squash, winter.............................................. 0.75 Strawberry.................................................. 0.5 Swiss chard................................................. 0.7 Tomato...................................................... 0.75 Turnip, roots............................................... 0.5 Turnip, greens.............................................. 0.75 Vegetable, brassica, leafy, group 5......................... 0.7 Walnut...................................................... 0.5 Watercress.................................................. 0.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) A regulation is established permitting the use of the insecticide diazinon (O, O-diethyl O-[6-methyl-2-(1-methyl ethyl)-4- pyrimidinyl] phosphoro thioate; CAS Reg. No. 333-41-5) in food-handling establishments in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (i) Application shall be limited solely to spot and/or crack and crevice treatment in food-handling establishments, including food service, manufacturing, and processing establishments, such as restaurants, cafeterias, supermarkets, bakeries, breweries, dairies, meat slaughtering and packing plants, and canneries where food and food products are held, processed, and served. (A) Spray and dust concentrations shall be limited to a maximum of 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively, of active ingredient by weight. The spray concentration limit of 1 percent shall include, but not be limited to, encapsulated formulations of the additive utilizing the encapsulating polymer formed from the reaction of sebacoyl chloride, polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate, ethylenediamine and/or diethylenetriamine. (B) Application to areas, surfaces, or utensils contacted by food, contamination of food and food contact surfaces, and the introduction of spray or dust into the air is to be avoided. (C) For spot treatment, a coarse, low pressure spray shall be used. Application is limited to floor surfaces only and to 20 percent of the surface area. Any individual spot treatment shall not exceed 2 square feet. (D) For crack and crevice treatment, equipment capable of delivering dust or a pin stream of spray directly into the cracks and crevices shall be used. (ii) To assure safe use of the insecticide, its label and labeling shall conform to that registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and it shall be used in accordance with such label and labeling. (3) A regulation is established permitting the use of the insecticide diazinon (O,O-diethyl O-[6-methyl-2-(1-methyl ethyl)-4- pyrimidinyl] phos phorothioate; CAS Reg. No. 333-41-5) in animal feed- handling establishments in accordance with the following prescribed conditions: (i) Application shall be limited solely to spot and/or crack and crevice treatment in animal feed handling establishments, including feed manufacturing and processing establishments such as stores, supermarkets, dairies, meat slaughtering and packing plants, [[Page 364]] and canneries, where feed and feed products are held, processed, and sold. (A) Spray and dust concentrations shall be limited to a maximum of 1 percent and 2 percent, respectively, of active ingredient by weight. The spray concentration limit of 1 percent shall include, but not be limited to, encapsulated formulations of the additive utilizing the encapsulating polymer formed from the reaction of sebacoyl chloride, polymethylene polyphenylisocyanate, ethylene diamine and/or diethylenetriamine. (B) Application to areas, surfaces, or utensils contacted by feed, contamination of feed or feed contact surfaces, and the introduction of spray and dust into the air is to be avoided. (C) For spot treatment, a coarse, low-pressure spray shall be used. Application is limited to floor surfaces only and to 20 percent of the surface area. Any individual spot treatment shall not exceed 2 square feet. (D) For crack and crevice treatment, equipment capable of delivering dust or a pin stream directly into cracks and crevices shall be used. (ii) To assure safe use of the insecticide, its label and labeling shall conform to that registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and shall be used in accordance with that label and labeling. (b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved] (c) Tolerances with regional registrations. Tolerances with regional registration, as defined in Sec. 180.1(n), are established for residues of the insecticide diazinon (O,O- diethyl O-(6-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)- 4-pyrimidinyl]-phosphorothioate; CAS Reg. No. 33-41-5) in or on the following raw agricultural commodities: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parts per Commodity million ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Radish, Chinese (roots)..................................... 0.1 Radish, Chinese (tops)...................................... 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved] [47 FR 42738, Sept. 29, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 14896, Apr. 6, 1983; 49 FR 37758, Sept. 26, 1984; 49 FR 47494, Dec. 5, 1984; 51 FR 46858, Dec. 29, 1986; 52 FR 32306, Aug. 27, 1987; 53 FR 23395, June 22, 1988; 53 FR 48260, Nov. 30, 1988; 63 FR 2165, 2167, Jan. 14, 1998; 66 FR 38955, July 26, 2001; 69 FR 6567, Feb. 11, 2004]