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Non-Organic Popcorn & Pesticides

Conventionally grown popcorn is grown using many different pesticides and chemicals
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards on residue limits for farmers
The following is a list of Herbicide, Fumigant, Insecticide, and Fungicide residue limits for conventionally grown crops

Herbicides

EPA Residue Limits
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Japanese MRLs
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Acetochlor
Alachlor
Ametryn
Atrazine
Bentazon
Bromoxynil
Carfentrazone-ethyl
Clopyralid
Dicamba
Diflufenzopyr
Dimethenamid P
EPTC
Glyphosate
Halosulfuron-methyl
Mesotrione
Metolachlor
Nicosulfuron
Paraquat
Paraquat Dichloride
Pendimethalin
Primisulfuron
Primisulfuron-Methyl
Prosulfuron
S-Metolachlor
Simazine
2,4-D
2,4-D Amine
2,4-D Ester
2,4-D Ester/2,4-D IOE
2,4-DB

0.05
0.05
0.25
0.25
0.05
0.1
0.1
1.0
0.5
0.05
0.01
0.1 (N)

0.05
0.01
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.1
0.25

0.5
0.5
0.5

0.05
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.08
2.0
0.5
0.05
0.1
0.1
1.0
0.1
0.01
0.1
0.1
0.1

0.2

0.06
0.01

0.3
0.05

0.02

Fumigants

EPA Residue Limits
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Aluminum Phosphide

Chloropicrin

MagnesiumPhosphide

Methyl Bromide

Phosphine

0.01

Exempt

0.01

240.0

0.01

Insecticides

EPA Residue Limits
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Codex MRLs
(mg/kg)

Japanese MRLs
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Bifenthrin
Carbaryl
Carbofuran
Carboxin
Chlorethoxyphos
Clothianidin
Cyfluthrin
Deltamethrin
Esfenvalerate
Fonofos
Imidacloprid
Malathion
Methomyl
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Paration
Parathion
Permethrin
Pirimiphos-methyl
Propargite
Spinosad
Tefluthrin
Terbufos
Thiamethoxam

0.05
5.0
0.2
0.2

0.01
6.0
1.0
0.02

0.05
8.0 (Po)
0.1

1.0
1.0
0.05
8.0
0.1
0.02
0.06
0.05
0.02

0.1
0.05
8.0 (Po)

5.0 (Po)

7.0

0.01 (*)

0.05
0.1
0.05
0.2
0.01
0.02
2.0
1.0

0.1
2.0

0.3
2.0
0.06
0.1
0.02
0.1
0.01
0.02

Fungicides

EPA Residue Limits
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Codex MRLs
(mg/kg)

Japanese MRLs
Parts Per Million (ppm)

Azoxystrobin
Captan
Carboxin
Chlorothalonil
Fludioxonil
Mancozeb
Maneb
Mefenoxam
Metalaxyl
Propiconazole
Pyraclostrobin
Triadimenol
Trifloxystrobin

0.05
2.0
0.2
1.0
0.04
0.5
5.0

0.1
0.1
0.1
0.05
0.05

5.0

.05(*)

0.05
10
0.2
0.01
0.02

0.05
0.05
1.0
0.1
0.1
0.05

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous	ECodex MRLs (mg/kg)	Japanese MRLs Parts Per Million (ppm)
Nitrapyrin	0.1 (N)	0.1