40 CFR § 180.1240 - Thymol; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s180.1240"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 180.1240 - Thymol; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "180.1240"
section_name: "Thymol; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "180"
part_name: "TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "180"
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# 180.1240 Thymol; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
(a) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance is established for thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropyl-1-phenol) in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with good agricultural practices.
(b) An exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the thymol (as present in thyme oil) in or on food commodities when applied/used in/on public eating places, dairy processing equipment, and/or food processing equipment and utensils.
[70 FR 37696, June 30, 2005, as amended at 71 FR 2895, Jan. 18, 2006; 74 FR 12617, Mar. 25, 2009; 87 FR 54626, Sept. 7, 2022]