{"data":{"id":"us/40-cfr-180.300","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"40 CFR 180.300","heading":"Ethephon; tolerances for residues.","body":"(a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the plant regulator ethephon [(2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid] in or on food commodities as follows:\nCommodity Parts per million\nApple 5.0\nApple, juice 10.0\nBarley, bran 5.0\nBarley, grain 2.0\nBarley, straw 10.0\nBlackberry 30.0\nBlueberry 20.0\nCantaloupe 2.0\nCattle, fat 0.02\nCattle, kidney 1.0\nCattle, meat 0.02\nCattle, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.2\nCherry 10.0\nCoffee, bean, green 0.5\nCotton, gin byproducts 180.0\nCotton, undelinted seed 6.0\nEgg 0.002\nGoat, fat 0.02\nGoat, kidney 1.0\nGoat, meat 0.02\nGoat, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.2\nGrape 2.0\nGrape, raisin 12.0\nHazelnut 0.80\nHog, fat 0.02\nHog, kidney 1.0\nHog, meat 0.02\nHog, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.2\nHorse, fat 0.02\nHorse, kidney 1.0\nHorse, meat 0.02\nHorse, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.2\nMilk 0.01\nNut, macadamia 0.5\nPepper 30.0\nPineapple 2.0\nPoultry, fat 0.02\nPoultry, liver 0.05\nPoultry, meat 0.01\nPoultry, meat byproducts, except liver 0.01\nSheep, fat 0.02\nSheep, kidney 1.0\nSheep, meat 0.02\nSheep, meat byproducts, except kidney 0.2\nSugarcane, molasses 1.5\nTomato 2.0\nWalnut 0.5\nWheat, bran 5.0\nWheat, germ 5.0\nWheat, grain 2.0\nWheat, middlings 5.0\nWheat, shorts 5.0\nWheat, straw 10.0\n(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]\n(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. A tolerance with regional registration, as defined in § 180.1(m), of 0.1 part per million is established for residues of the plant regulator ethephon [(2-chloroethyl)phosphonic acid] in or on the food commodity sugarcane.\n(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]","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 C—Specific 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":"f82a34ee00223cf1be8658dc879b23c589d15c2aed6b8d4c510e1952ed2d497f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/40-cfr-180.299","next":"us/40-cfr-180.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
