# 2025-05915: Farmers petition to tweak pesticide limits on crops

2025-05915, Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-January 2025, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2025-04-07, effective Comments must be received on or before May 7, 2025.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05915
- As of: 2026-10-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-05915
- Title: Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-January 2025
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 90 FR 14954
- Published: 2025-04-07
- Effective: Comments must be received on or before May 7, 2025.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-07

## In one line

Farmers petition to tweak pesticide limits on crops

## Summary

The EPA just announced new requests to change rules about pesticide leftovers on food. Farmers, food makers, and shoppers should pay attention because these changes could affect what’s allowed on fruits, veggies, and other crops. You’ve got until May 7, 2025, to share your thoughts before any decisions are made—no extra costs yet, just a heads-up and a chance to speak up!

## Abstract

This document announces the Agency's receipt of initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these petitions.

## Effects PRIA read

- Requested edits to saflufenacil commodity definitions: mixed, low. BASF Corporation asked EPA to amend commodity definitions for residues of the herbicide saflufenacil (including metabolites and degradates) and to keep the tolerance at 0.1 parts per million (ppm) for the listed commodities. The request covers multiple items in the 'Grain, cereal, forage, hay, stov…
- Petition to exempt Bt PIP in specific corn varieties: mixed, low. Syngenta Seeds requested that EPA establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for the plant-incorporated protectant Bacillus thuringiensis eCry1Gb.1Ig protein and the genetic material (vector pSYN24795) in MZIR260 corn varieties: corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop. The petitione…
- EPA may change final tolerances or commodity names: mixed, low. EPA states that when it evaluates petitions it may establish a final tolerance or tolerance exemption that differs from what the petitioner requested. EPA may, for example, vary commodity names for consistency, vary tolerance levels, or require tolerances for related commodities (for example, addin…

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## Sources
- [2025-05915 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/07/2025-05915/receipt-of-pesticide-petitions-filed-for-residues-of-pesticide-chemicals-in-or-on-various)
- [2025-05915 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-07/pdf/2025-05915.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05915 (as of 2026-10-07).