# Ethyl Maltol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2005-06-30 · Effective 2005-06-30 · 70 FR 37688
## Document
- **Document number:** 05-12920
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 37688
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 2005-06-30
- **Effective date:** 2005-06-30
- **EPA docket:** OPP-2005-0153
## Abstract

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of 2-ethyl-3-hydroxy- 4H-pyran-4-one, also known as ethyl maltol when used as an inert ingredient in or on growing crops, when applied to raw agricultural commodities after harvest, or to animals. Firmenich Incorporated submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (FQPA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of ethyl maltol.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/06/30/05-12920/ethyl-maltol-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance)
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