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§ 174.508 Pesticidal substance of a plant-incorporated protectant from a sexually compatible plant created through conventional breeding; exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.

Residues of a pesticidal substance are exempt from the requirement of a tolerance if all the following conditions are met:

(a) The genetic material that encodes for the pesticidal substance or leads to the production of the pesticidal substance is from a plant that is sexually compatible with the recipient food plant.

(b) The genetic material has never been derived from a source that is not sexually compatible with the recipient food plant.

(c) The genetic material is transferred from the source plant to the recipient plant only through conventional breeding.

(d) The residues of the pesticidal substance are not present in food from the plant at levels that are injurious or deleterious to human health.

[66 FR 37854, July 19, 2001. Redesignated at 72 FR 20434, April 25, 2007; 88 FR 34779, May 31, 2023]