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40 CFR 180.339: MCPA; tolerances for residues.

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  1. Title 40—Protection of Environment
  2. CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  3. SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
  4. PART 180—TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD
  5. Subpart C—Specific Tolerances

(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the herbicide MCPA, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities in table 1 to this paragraph (a). Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in Table 1 to this paragraph (a) is to be determined by measuring only MCPA, 2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid, in or on the commodity.

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)

Commodity Parts per million

Alfalfa, forage 0.5

Alfalfa, hay 2.0

Barley, grain 1.0

Barley, hay 40

Barley, straw 25

Cattle, fat 0.1

Cattle, meat 0.1

Cattle, meat byproducts 0.1

Clover, forage 0.05

Clover, hay 0.05

Flax, seed 0.1

Goat, fat 0.1

Goat, meat 0.1

Goat, meat byproducts 0.1

Grain, aspirated fractions 3.0

Grass, forage 300

Grass, hay 20

Hog, fat 0.1

Hog, meat 0.1

Hog, meat byproducts 0.1

Horse, fat 0.1

Horse, meat 0.1

Horse, meat byproducts 0.1

Lespedeza, forage 0.5

Lespedeza, hay 2.0

Milk 0.1

Oat, forage 20

Oat, grain 1.0

Oat, hay 115

Oat, straw 25

Pea, dry 0.1

Pea, field, hay 0.1

Pea, field, vines 0.1

Pea, succulent 0.1

Rye, forage 20

Rye, grain 1.0

Rye, straw 25

Sheep meat 0.1

Sheep meat byproducts 0.1

Sheep, fat 0.1

Tea, dried 0.3

Trefoil, forage 0.5

Trefoil, hay 2.0

Vetch, forage 0.5

Vetch, hay 2.0

Wheat, forage 20

Wheat, grain 1.0

Wheat, hay 115

Wheat, straw 25

Wheatgrass, intermediate, forage 50

Wheatgrass, intermediate, grain 0.2

Wheatgrass, intermediate, hay 50

Wheatgrass, intermediate, straw 50

(b)-(d) [Reserved]

Collected 2026-08-27T02:26:04Z. Source file · JSON

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