# 2026-15634: Permethrin on Pepper Gets EPA's Okay: Spice Safe-ish

2026-15634, Permethrin; Pesticide Tolerances, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-08-03, effective 2026-08-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15634
- As of: 2026-08-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15634
- Title: Permethrin; Pesticide Tolerances
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 48772
- Published: 2026-08-03
- Effective: 2026-08-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-10

## In one line

Permethrin on Pepper Gets EPA's Okay: Spice Safe-ish

## Summary

This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues of permethrin (CASRN 52645-53-1) in or on the food and feed commodity of black pepper at 0.1 parts per million (ppm). Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the American Spice Trade Association, Inc., submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodity.

## Effects PRIA read

- 0.1 ppm Permethrin Tolerance on Black Pepper: benefit, low. EPA is establishing a legal limit (tolerance) for permethrin residues on black pepper at 0.1 parts per million (ppm), effective August 3, 2026. The rule notes there are no U.S. registrations for use of permethrin on black pepper as of August 3, 2026, and objections or hearing requests must be filed…
- Harmonizes U.S. Tolerance with EU/Canada: benefit, medium. EPA set the U.S. tolerance at 0.1 ppm to match the European Union and Canada for permethrin on black pepper, which the rule says will promote global harmonization and help facilitate trade. Codex has a different MRL of 0.05 ppm, and EPA found harmonization with Codex was not possible.
- EPA Safety Finding and Child Exposure Numbers: benefit, low. EPA assessed risks and concluded the 0.1 ppm tolerance is safe with a reasonable certainty of no harm. The highest acute dietary exposure estimate was 4.3% of the acute population-adjusted dose (aPAD) for children aged 3–5 at the 99.9th percentile, and the highest chronic dietary estimate was 0.000…
- Analytical Methods and Detection Limits: benefit, low. EPA says adequate enforcement methods exist: a GC/ECD method for plant matrices with a limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 0.05 ppm per isomer and a livestock matrix method with LOQ of 0.01 ppm per isomer. FDA multiresidue methods also recover permethrin.

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## Sources
- [2026-15634 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15634/permethrin-pesticide-tolerances)
- [2026-15634 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-03/pdf/2026-15634.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15634 (as of 2026-08-10).