{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-180.1153","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 180.1153","heading":"Lepidopteran pheromones; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.","body":"Lepidopteran pheromones that are naturally occurring compounds, or identical or substantially similar synthetic compounds, designated by an unbranched aliphatic chain (between 9 and 18 carbons) ending in an alcohol, aldehyde or acetate functional group and containing up to 3 double bonds in the aliphatic backbone, are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance in or on all raw agricultural commodities. This exemption only pertains to those situations when the pheromone is: Applied to growing crops at a rate not to exceed 150 grams active ingredient/acre/year in accordance with good agricultural practices; and applied as a post-harvest treatment to stored food commodities at a rate not to exceed 3.5 grams active ingredient/1,000 ft 2/year (equivalent to 150 grams active ingredient/acre/year) in accordance with good agricultural practices.","path":["Title 40—Protection of Environment","CHAPTER I—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","SUBCHAPTER E—PESTICIDE PROGRAMS","PART 180—TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD","Subpart D—Exemptions From Tolerances"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-40.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:04Z","sha256":"089fd8d28559ac38dcc15d5f19fda1110b20c19de98b7368433e00f50c9a2c90","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-180.1150","next":"us/40-cfr-180.1156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}