Regulations last checked for updates: Nov 23, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Nov 20, 2024
§ 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:

CHLORDANE3.0
DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE (DBCP)1.0
DICAMBA (Temporary)5.0
ENDRIN0.1
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB)0.1
FORMOTHION0.5
HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB)0.1
METHOXYCHLOR0.1
TOXAPHENE0.3
2,4-D (Temporary)5.0
2,4,5-T0.1
Sum of ALDRIN and DIELDRIN0.1
Sum of CYPERMETHRIN and PERMETHRIN (Temporary)3.0
Sum of DDT, TDE (DDD), and DDE0.4
Sum of HEPTACHLOR and HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE0.1
[54 FR 24663, June 9, 1989; 54 FR 27855, July 3, 1989]
authority: 7 U.S.C. 511-511s.
cite as: 7 CFR 29.427