Federal Register #2026-13174

EPA Sets New Bifenthrin Residue Tolerances for Multiple Agricultural Commodities

This EPA final rule sets new pesticide residue tolerances for bifenthrin on a wide range of agricultural commodities: - Government Buyer: - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Office of Pesticide Programs, Registration Division - OEM Highlight: - Bifenthrin (primary active ingredient/manufacturer) - Products/Commodities with New Tolerances: - Animal products: cattle fat (3 ppm), cattle meat byproducts (0.2 ppm), goat fat (3 ppm), goat meat byproducts (0.2 ppm), horse fat (3 ppm), horse meat byproducts (0.2 ppm), sheep fat (3 ppm), sheep meat byproducts (0.2 ppm), milk (0.2 ppm), milk fat (3 ppm) - Plant commodities: celtuce (3 ppm), coffee green bean (0.05 ppm), cottonseed subgroup 20C (0.5 ppm), fennel (3 ppm), citrus oil (0.8 ppm), kiwifruit (1.5 ppm), kohlrabi (0.9 ppm), leaf petiole vegetable subgroup 22B (3 ppm), rapeseed subgroup 20A (0.05 ppm), safflower seed (0.2 ppm), Swiss chard (3 ppm), tropical/subtropical palm fruit (4 ppm), brassica vegetables except cabbage (0.9 ppm), edible podded bean and pea subgroups (0.8 ppm), succulent shelled bean and pea subgroups (0.05 ppm), dried shelled bean and pea subgroups (0.3 ppm), clover forage (7 ppm, regional), clover hay (30 ppm, regional) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Specific maximum residue limits (in ppm) for each commodity - Some previous tolerances are removed - EPA determined reasonable certainty of no harm from aggregate exposure, including for infants and children - Affects agricultural producers, food manufacturers, and pesticide manufacturers

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 levels for bifenthrin residues on identified commodities. The rule finalizes these tolerance levels and includes specific parts per million limits for various commodities. The regulation is effective June 30, 2026, with objections and hearing requests due by August 31, 2026.

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