# 2026-13174: EPA Quietly Sets New Pesticide Limits on Common Foods

2026-13174, Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-06-30, effective 2026-06-30; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13174
- As of: 2026-07-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-13174
- Title: Bifenthrin; Pesticide Tolerances
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 39493
- Published: 2026-06-30
- Effective: 2026-06-30
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-07

## In one line

EPA Quietly Sets New Pesticide Limits on Common Foods

## Summary

The EPA just set safe limits for bifenthrin pesticide residues on several foods, helping farmers and food makers know the rules. This new rule kicks in on June 30, 2026, and anyone who wants to object has until August 31, 2026, to speak up. It’s a win for safe food and clear guidelines, with no extra costs announced.

## Abstract

This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of bifenthrin in or on multiple commodities which are identified and discussed later in this document. Interregional Project Number 4 (IR-4) submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodities.

## Effects PRIA read

- New legal residue limits on many foods: benefit, low. EPA established new maximum residue limits (tolerances) for bifenthrin on many foods effective June 30, 2026. Examples include celtuce at 3 ppm; coffee, green bean at 0.05 ppm; milk at 0.2 ppm and milk fat at 3 ppm; tropical and subtropical palm fruit (edible peel) subgroup 23C at 4 ppm; and clover…
- Which businesses may be affected: benefit, low. EPA says this action may potentially affect agricultural producers, food manufacturers, and pesticide manufacturers (NAICS codes: crop production 111; animal production 112; food manufacturing 311; pesticide manufacturing 32532). The rule establishes and revises tolerances for many commodities, and…
- Five-year data submission requirement: cost, medium. Under FFDCA authorities, EPA will require data demonstrating that residue levels in food are not above the levels anticipated; those data will be required to be submitted no later than 5 years from the date of issuance of these tolerances.
- Children's safety factor set to 1X: benefit, medium. EPA determined that the FQPA safety factor for infants and children for the pyrethroid pesticides (including bifenthrin) can be reduced to 1X, and concluded there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to infants and children from aggregate exposure to bifenthrin residues.

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## Sources
- [2026-13174 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13174/bifenthrin-pesticide-tolerances)
- [2026-13174 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13174.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13174 (as of 2026-07-07).