180.2010—Threshold of regulation determinations.
The following pesticide chemical uses on food or feed, or food or feed crops, do not need a tolerance or exemption from the requirement of a tolerance, and may be registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136
et seq., without obtaining such tolerance or exemption, based on EPA's determination that the uses are below the threshold of regulation.
| Pesticide Chemical | CAS Reg. No. | Use/Limits | Analytical Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiabendazole | 148-79-8 | As a seed treatment for dry pea (including field pea, pigeon pea, chickpea or lentil), using a maximum application rate of 0.075 pounds of active ingredient per 100 pounds of seed. Vines or hay grown from treated seed may not be fed to livestock. | High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Florescence Detector method 1; Modification of Ion-Pairing Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Benzimidazole Fungicides in Foods, Gilvydis and Walters, JAOAC, vol. 73, no. 5, 1990. |
| 1Available from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5350; telephone number: (410) 305-2905; e-mail address: residuemethods@epa.gov | |||