7 CFR § 29.427 - Pesticide residue standards.

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title: "7 CFR § 29.427 - Pesticide residue standards."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "29.427"
section_name: "Pesticide residue standards."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_number: "29"
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# 29.427 Pesticide residue standards.

The maximum concentration of residues of the following pesticides allowed in flue-cured or burley tobacco, expressed as parts by weight of the residue per one million parts by weight of the tobacco (ppm) are:

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| CHLORDANE | 3.0 |
| DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE (DBCP) | 1.0 |
| DICAMBA (Temporary) | 5.0 |
| ENDRIN | 0.1 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB) | 0.1 |
| FORMOTHION | 0.5 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB) | 0.1 |
| METHOXYCHLOR | 0.1 |
| TOXAPHENE | 0.3 |
| 2,4-D (Temporary) | 5.0 |
| 2,4,5-T | 0.1 |
| Sum of ALDRIN and DIELDRIN | 0.1 |
| Sum of CYPERMETHRIN and PERMETHRIN (Temporary) | 3.0 |
| Sum of DDT, TDE (DDD), and DDE | 0.4 |
| Sum of HEPTACHLOR and HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE | 0.1 |

[54 FR 24663, June 9, 1989; 54 FR 27855, July 3, 1989]