40 CFR § 180.540 - Fenitrothion; tolerances for residues.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s180.540"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 180.540 - Fenitrothion; tolerances for residues."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "180.540"
section_name: "Fenitrothion; tolerances for residues."
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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# 180.540 Fenitrothion; tolerances for residues.
(a) *General.* Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide fenitrothion, *O,O*-dimethyl *O*-(4-nitro-*m*-tolyl) phosphorothioate, from the postharvest application of the insecticide to stored wheat in Australia, in or on the following food commodity:
| Commodity | Parts per million |
| --- | --- |
| Wheat, gluten | 3.0 |
| There are no U.S. registrations on food commodities since 1987. | |
(b) *Section 18 emergency exemptions.* [Reserved]
(c) *Tolerances with regional registrations.* [Reserved]
(d) *Indirect or inadvertent residues.* [Reserved]
[73 FR 54963, Sept. 24, 2008]