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EPA Sets Bifenthrin Residue Tolerances for Multiple Agricultural Commodities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule establishing maximum residue tolerances for the insecticide bifenthrin on a wide range of agricultural commodities. - Government Buyer: - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division - OEMs and Vendors: - Bifenthrin (active ingredient; specific manufacturer not named, but bifenthrin is produced by several agrochemical companies) - Petition submitted by Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) - Products/Commodities Regulated: - Tolerances for bifenthrin residues set on commodities including: - Cattle fat, goat fat, horse fat, sheep fat (3 ppm) - Cattle, goat, horse, sheep meat byproducts (0.2 ppm) - Celtuce, fennel, leaf petiole vegetables, Swiss chard (3 ppm) - Coffee green bean, rapeseed subgroup 20A, vegetable legume bean/pea succulent shelled subgroups (0.05 ppm) - Cottonseed subgroup 20C (0.5 ppm) - Citrus oil (0.8 ppm) - Kiwifruit (1.5 ppm) - Kohlrabi, brassica vegetables (0.9 ppm) - Milk (0.2 ppm), milk fat (3 ppm) - Safflower seed (0.2 ppm) - Tropical/subtropical palm fruit (4 ppm) - Edible podded beans/peas (0.8 ppm) - Dried shelled beans/peas (0.3 ppm) - Clover forage (7 ppm, regional), clover hay (30 ppm, regional) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - This is a regulatory action, not a procurement or purchase - Tolerances specify the maximum permissible levels of bifenthrin residues (in ppm) for each commodity - The EPA determined there is reasonable certainty of no harm from aggregate exposure, including to infants and children - Some previous tolerances are removed as part of this rule

Description

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of the insecticide bifenthrin in or on multiple raw agricultural commodities. The petition was submitted by Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) requesting EPA to establish maximum permissible residue levels for bifenthrin on various commodities including celtuce, citrus oil, clover forage and hay, coffee green bean, cottonseed, edible podded beans and peas, fennel, kiwifruit, kohlrabi, leaf petiole vegetables, pulses, rapeseed, safflower, succulent shelled beans and peas, Swiss chard, tropical and subtropical palm fruit, and vegetable brassicas. The regulation is a final rule effective June 30, 2026, with objections and requests for hearings due by August 31, 2026.

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