# Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2001-06-21 · Effective 2001-06-21 · 66 FR 33187
## Document
- **Document number:** 01-15614
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 66 FR 33187
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 2001-06-21
- **Effective date:** 2001-06-21
- **EPA docket:** OPP-301138
## Abstract

This regulation establishes a tolerance for residues ofmesotrione, 2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)-2-nitrobenzoyl]-1,3- cyclohexanedione, in or on field corn. Syngenta Crop Protection Inc. requested this tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/21/01-15614/mesotrione-pesticide-tolerance)
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