# Peroxyacetic Acid; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 1998-05-06 · Effective 1998-05-06 · 63 FR 24949
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-12036
- **Category:** pesticide
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 24949
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 180
- **Publication date:** 1998-05-06
- **Effective date:** 1998-05-06
- **EPA docket:** OPP-300654
## Abstract

This document establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of the antimicrobial pesticide peroxyacetic acid up to 100 ppm, in or on raw agricultural commodities, in processed commodities, when such residues result from the use of peroxyacetic acid as an antimicrobial agent on fruits, tree nuts, cereal grains, herbs, and spices. Ecolab, Inc. requested this exemption under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-170).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/05/06/98-12036/peroxyacetic-acid-exemption-from-the-requirement-of-a-tolerance)
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