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Pesticide News Story: Proposal to Revoke Cyhexatin Tolerances
For Release: July 29, 2005
On July 27, 2005, EPA published a proposal in the Federal Register to revoke all tolerances for cyhexatin and concurrently establish a time-limited, individual import tolerance for orange juice. EPA canceled food use registrations for cyhexatin in 1989. Currently, EPA is proposing to revoke the tolerances because it determined that acute dietary risks associated with cyhexatin exceed the Agency's level of concern for almost all food uses. However, for imported orange juice alone, EPA has determined that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm from exposure will result to any population subgroup. Therefore, EPA is proposing to establish a time-limited tolerance for cyhexatin on orange juice.
EPA is proposing to revoke cyhexatin tolerances for the following commodities: almond; almond, hulls; apple; cattle, fat; cattle, kidney; cattle, liver; cattle, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; cattle, meat; citrus, dried pulp; fruit, citrus; goat, fat; goat, kidney; goat, liver; goat, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; goat, meat; hog, fat; hog, kidney; hog, liver; hog, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; hog, meat; hop; hop, dried cone; horse, fat; horse, kidney; horse, liver; horse, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; horse, meat; milk, fat (in whole milk); nectarine; nut, macadamia; peach; pear; plum, prune, dried; plum, prune, fresh; sheep, fat; sheep, kidney; sheep, liver; sheep, meat byproducts, except kidney and liver; sheep, meat; strawberry; and walnut.
Anyone may submit comments on this proposal, including those who have a need to continue the cyhexatin tolerances that are subject to revocation. Please see the Federal Register notice for more information and instructions on how to submit comments. The notice is available at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-PEST/2005/July/Day-27/p14738.htm. Comments must be received by August 26, 2005, and should be identified with docket number OPP-2005-0160. For additional information on this and other pesticide issues, see EPA's Pesticide Program Web site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/.