Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 25, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: Nov 21, 2024
§ 180.657 - Metaflumizone; tolerances for residues.

(a) General. (1) Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide metaflumizone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed in table 1 to this paragraph (a)(1). Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph (a)(1) is to be determined by measuring only the sum of metaflumizone (E and Z isomers; 2-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethylidene]-N-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] hydrazinecarboxamide) and its metabolite 4-{2-oxo-2-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethyl}-benzonitrile, calculated as the stoichiometric equivalent of metaflumizone, in or on the following commodities:

Table 1 to Paragraph (a)(1)

Commodity Parts per million
Almond, hulls0.04
Apple0.9
Apple, wet pomace3
Coffee, green bean 10.15
Eggplant 11.5
Fruit, pome, group 11-10, except apple0.04
Fruit, stone, group 12-120.04
Grape5
Grape, raisin13
Grapefruit subgroup 10-10C0.04
Lemon/lime subgroup 10-10B3
Lemon/lime subgroup 10-10B, oil100
Melon subgroup 9A 11
Nut, tree, group 14-120.04
Orange subgroup 10-10A3
Orange subgroup 10-10A, oil100
Pepper 11.5
Tomato 10.60
Tomato, paste 11.2

1 There are no U.S. registrations for this commodity as of April 19, 2021.

(2) Tolerances are established for residues of the insecticide metaflumizone, including its metabolites and degradates, in or on the commodities listed in table 2 to this paragraph (a)(2). Compliance with the tolerance levels specified in this paragraph (a)(2) is to be determined by measuring only metaflumizone (E and Z isomers; 2-[2-(4-cyanophenyl)-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl]ethylidene]-N-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl] hydrazinecarboxamide) in or on the following animal commodities:

Table 2 to Paragraph (a)(2)

Commodity Parts per million
Cattle, fat0.15
Goat, fat0.15
Horse, fat0.15
Milk, fat0.6
Sheep, fat0.15

(b) Section 18 emergency exemptions. [Reserved]

(c) Tolerances with regional registrations. [Reserved]

(d) Indirect or inadvertent residues. [Reserved]

[77 FR 10386, Feb. 22, 2012, as amended at 79 FR 18810, Apr. 4, 2014; 80 FR 66800, Oct. 30, 2015; 86 FR 20293, Apr. 19, 2021; 86 FR 53558, Sept. 28, 2021]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371
source: 36 FR 22540, Nov. 25, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 180.657