EPA Sets Tolerances for Propiconazole Residues

The EPA issued a final rule establishing tolerances for residues of propiconazole in multiple commodities. The rule also removes an established tolerance on stone fruit crop group 12, as it will be superseded by the new tolerance for stone fruit crop group 12, except plum, the agency said. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4) requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The regulation is effective June 27 and requests for hearings must be filed before August 27. The EPA considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), it said. The Codex has not established an MRL for propiconazole for any of the commodities covered by the final rule, the agency said.