EPA sets legal residue limit for pydiflumetofen on sugarcane
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The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule establishing a tolerance, or legal limit, for residues of the fungicide pydiflumetofen in or on sugarcane. The limit is set at 0.05 parts per million. This action responds to a petition filed by Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, which requested permission to use this pesticide on sugarcane crops.
Why it matters: This action allows farmers and food manufacturers to legally grow and process sugarcane treated with pydiflumetofen without violating federal pesticide residue laws. For most consumers, this represents a routine update to allowable chemical levels in specific foods rather than a change in dietary risk profile.
Who it affects
- Agricultural producers growing sugarcane
This information comes from a final rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register; readers should consult the full document at docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2025-0183 for complete regulatory text and scientific assessments.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Source: Federal Register — read the official document