EPA Finalizes Methoxyfenozide Tolerances for Crops
Published Date: 4/17/2026
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Summary
The EPA just set safe limits for methoxyfenozide pesticide residues on certain foods and animal feed, helping farmers, food makers, and pesticide producers know the rules. This new rule kicks in on April 17, 2026, and anyone who wants to object has until June 16, 2026, to speak up. No big costs are expected, just clearer safety standards to keep our food safe and sound!
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New Methoxyfenozide Tolerances Set
The EPA established legal residue limits (tolerances) for methoxyfenozide on many food and feed commodities effective April 17, 2026. Examples include fig at 6 ppm, field corn subgroup 15-22C at 0.05 ppm, sweet corn subgroup 15-22D at 0.05 ppm, grain sorghum and millet subgroup 15-22E at 6 ppm, and a regional tolerance for rice subgroup 15-22F at 30 ppm. This tells farmers, food manufacturers, and pesticide makers the maximum allowable residues they must meet.
EPA Finds Residues Safe for Consumers
EPA concluded chronic food and drinking-water exposures to methoxyfenozide do not exceed its level of concern, and the highest-exposed subgroup (children 1 to 2 years old) is at 91% of the chronic population adjusted dose (cPAD). EPA also classifies methoxyfenozide as "Not Likely to Be Carcinogenic to Humans."
U.S. Limits Differ from Codex on Some Crops
EPA departed from Codex limits for certain corn commodities and made separate decisions for fig and guava: it set U.S. field corn and sweet corn tolerances at 0.05 ppm (Codex MRLs are 0.02 ppm) because U.S. use patterns do not support lowering to 0.02 ppm; and it set an individual tolerance for fig at 6 ppm while maintaining guava at 0.4 ppm because their tolerances differ by a factor of 15. These differences may affect producers and trade.
Six-Month Transition for Lowered Tolerances
When this final rule lowers or revokes an existing tolerance, EPA will set an expiration date for the previous tolerance six months after the Federal Register publication to allow producers exporting to World Trade Organization members time to adapt. This transition period applies starting from the publication date of the final rule (April 17, 2026).
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