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Table VII: Maximum Pesticide Tolerances in Food for Internal Consumption [mg/kg]

Food

Aldrin/dieldrin(1)

Chlordane(2)

DDT(3)

Endrin(4)

Heptachlor(5)

Hexachlorobenzene(6)

Lindane(7)

2,4-D(8)

Flour

0.01

Barley

0.02(*)

Unrefined soybean oil

0.5

Brown rice

0.02

Polished rice

0.05

0.02(*)

Dressed carcasses (fat)

0.2

0.05

7

0.1

0.2

1

0.05(*)

Poultry meat (fat)

0.05

7

1

0.2

1

0.7

Dressed sheep, pig, and

Cattle carcasses (fat)

2

Unhusked grain

0.02

0.02

0.05

0.5

0.2

Cherries

3.5

0.5

Plums

3.5

0.5

Peaches

7

Fruit

0.05

Citrus fruits

0.02

3.5

0.01

2

Vegetables

7

0.05

Eggs

0.1

0.02

0.5

0.2

0.05

1

0.1

0.05(*)

Milk and milk products (fat)

0.15

0.05

1.25

0.02

0.15

0.5

0.2

0.05(*)

Lettuce

0.1

0.2

2

Corn

0.05

0.02(*)

Apples

7

0.02(*)

0.5

Potatoes

0.1

0.3

0.05(*)

0.2

Pears

7

0.5

Raps

0.05(*)

Roots and tubers

1

Sugar beets

0.3

0.05

0.1

Tomatoes

0.02

0.02

0.5

Wheat

0.05

0.02(*)

Grapes

0.5

Carrots

0.1

0.2

0.2
  1. Residue: the sum of HHDN and HEOD (aldrin/dieldrin), expressed as dieldrin.
  2. Residue: the sum of cis- and trans-chlordane and, with respect to animal products, the sum of cis- and trans-chlordane and oxichlordane.
  3. Residue: the sum of p,pī-DDT, o,pī-DDT, p,pī-DDE, and p,pī-TDE (DDD).
  4. Residue: the sum of endrin and d -ketoendrin.
  5. Residue: the sum of heptachlor and heptachlor epoxide.
  6. Residue: hexachlorobenzene.
  7. Synonym: g -BHC or g -HCH. Residue: g -HCH.
  8. Residue: 2,4-D.

(*) Quantity found at or near the limit of the determination.

 

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