40 CFR § 180.254 - Carbofuran; tolerances for residues.

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title: "40 CFR § 180.254 - Carbofuran; tolerances for residues."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "180.254"
section_name: "Carbofuran; tolerances for residues."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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subchapter_name: "PESTICIDE PROGRAMS"
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part_name: "TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD"
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# 180.254 Carbofuran; tolerances for residues.

(a) *General.* Tolerances are established for the combined residues of the insecticide carbofuran (2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl-*N*-methylcarbamate), its carbamate metabolite-2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-7-benzofuranyl-*N*-methylcarbamate, and its phenolic metabolites 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranol, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-3,-oxo-7-benzofuranol and 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-3,7-benzofurandiol in or on the following raw agricultural commodities:

| Commodity | Parts per million |
| --- | --- |
| Banana | 0.1 |
| Coffee, bean, green | 0.1 |
| Rice, grain | 0.2 |
| Sugarcane, cane | 0.1 |
| There are no U.S. registrations for use of carbofuran on these commodities. |  |

(b) *Section 18 emergency exemptions.* [Reserved]

(c) *Tolerances with regional registrations.* [Reserved]

(d) *Indirect or inadvertent residues.* [Reserved]

[39 FR 20597, June 12, 1974]

For  citations affecting § 180.254, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at