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Final ruleTook effect Feb. 13, 2026

Afidopyropen; Pesticide Tolerances

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 13, 2026. Document 2026-02933. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.

What it does

This regulation amends the current tolerance for residues of the insecticide afidopyropen in or on the food and feed commodities of raw agricultural commodity of strawberry by increasing it from 0.15 parts per million (ppm) to 0.3 ppm and removes the established time- limited tolerance in or on strawberry at 0.3 ppm. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), BASF Corporation submitted a petition to EPA requesting that EPA establish a maximum permissible level for residues of this pesticide in or on the identified commodity.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 180

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Environmental Protection Agency has published 248 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 263 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on February 13, 2026. Objections and requests for hearings must be received on or before April 14, 2026 and must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR part 178 (see also Unit I.D. of this document).

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-02933
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesEnvironmental Protection Agency
PublishedFeb. 13, 2026
Effective dateFeb. 13, 2026
DocketEPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0509

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register