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Posted By:
Sandhya Sashikumar
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On February 2nd, 2024, the U.S Federal Register published a regulation by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency on “Saflufenacil; Pesticide Tolerances; 40 CFR Part 180.649”.
The scope of the document summarizes the following:
- Residues of Saflufenacil tolerance are established in or on corn, field, forage; corn, field, stover; and corn, field, milled by-products;
- The regulation amends the existing commodity definition for Crop Group 16 to Crop Group 16–22;
- Removal of the established tolerance in or on Grain, cereal, forage, fodder, and straw group 16 (except barley and wheat straw) at 0.1 ppm;
- Maximum residue limits have been set for Corn, field, forage at 0.4 ppm; Corn, field, milled byproducts at 0.2 ppm, etc.;
- Dietary exposure study indicates no harm to the general population, infants, and children on consumption of these food products.
The regulation is effective from February 2nd, 2024.
To view the complete regulation, check out the Food News Monitoring System