[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR180.1196]

[Page 619-620]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 180_TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLERANCES FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICALS IN 
 
                  Subpart D_Exemptions From Tolerances
 
Sec. 180.1196  Peroxyacetic acid; exemption from the requirement of a 

tolerance.

    (a) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of peroxyacetic acid in or on raw agricultural commodities, 
in processed commodities, when such residues

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result from the use of peroxyacetic acid as an antimicrobial treatment 
in solutions containing a diluted end use concentration of peroxyacetic 
acid up to 100 ppm per application on fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, 
cereal grains, herbs, and spices.
    (b) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established 
for residues of peroxyacetic acid, in or on all raw and processed food 
commodities when used in sanitizing solutions containing a diluted end-
use concentration of peroxyacetic acid up to 500 ppm, and applied to 
tableware, utensils, dishes, pipelines, tanks, vats, fillers, 
evaporators, pasteurizers, aseptic equipment, milking equipment, and 
other food processing equipment in food handling establishments 
including, but not limited to dairies, dairy barns, restaurants, food 
service operations, breweries, wineries, and beverage and food 
processing plants.

[65 FR 75173, Dec. 1, 2000]