Pesticide residue standards
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The maximum concentration of residues of the following pesticides allowed in flue-cured or burley tobacco, expressed as parts by weight of the residue per one million parts by weight of the tobacco (ppm) are:
CHLORDANE 3 DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE (DBCP) 1 DICAMBA (Temporary) 5 ENDRIN 0.1 ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB) 0.1 FORMOTHION 0.5 HEXACHLOROBENZENE (HCB) 0.1 METHOXYCHLOR 0.1 TOXAPHENE 0.3 2,4-D (Temporary) 5 2,4,5-T 0.1 Sum of ALDRIN and DIELDRIN 0.1 Sum of CYPERMETHRIN and PERMETHRIN (Temporary) 3 Sum of DDT, TDE (DDD), and DDE 0.4 Sum of HEPTACHLOR and HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE 0.1
[54 FR 24663, June 9, 1989; 54 FR 27855, July 3, 1989]
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