# Thymol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2006-01-18 · Effective 2006-01-18 · 71 FR 2889
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-436
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 2889
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 2006-01-18
- **Effective date:** 2006-01-18
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0483
## Abstract

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropyl-1- phenol) on honey, honeycomb, and honeycomb with honey when applied/used as treatment to decrease the incidence of Varroa mite infestation in the honey bee. Vita (Europe) Limited, c/o Landis International Limited, 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 thymol (5-methyl-2-isopropyl-1-phenol).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/01/18/06-436/thymol-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance)
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