3/11/2009 ChemSAC Minutes (Pome Fruit)

1. Revisions to Crop Group 11: Pome Fruit (B. Schneider)

Bernie Schneider presented the proposed revisions to Crop Group 11 submitted by IR-4, along 

with his recommendations. The most significant changes are the expansion of the number of 

commodities and the change in term from ‘Oriental Pear’ to ‘Asian Pear’. No changes are 

recommended to the representative commodities or to the number of field trials needed. Bernie 

recommended against the expansion of the terms for crabapple, as they are covered in the food 

and feed vocabulary available at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/foodfeed. Canada provided 

written comments in advance of the meeting and concurred with all of Bernie’s 

recommendations. However, since Bernie recommends modifications to the HED SOP 99.6 -

“Classification of Food Forms with Respect to Level of Blending”, based on the modifications to 

the crop group, Canada asked to be included in any future discussions on modifying the SOP. 

Mike Doherty asked about potentially higher residues on the smaller pome fruit varieties, but 

after some discussion it was agreed that the crop field trials on the representative crops should be 

sufficient to cover the range of residues. In conclusion, the ChemSAC concurred with all of 

Bernie’s recommendations. Coming attractions for future crop group modifications include 

Stone Fruits, Tree Nuts, Tropical Fruits, and Herbs/Spices.
9/10/2008 ChemSAC Minutes (Fruiting Vegetables)

2. Fruiting Vegetable Crop Group Revisions (Bernie Schneider). Bernie Schneider presented 

a proposal from IR-4 revising the members of the fruiting vegetable crop group. Previously

there has been a number of orphan and/or ethnic food crops omitted from the current crop group. 

There have been a number of attempts to revise the crop group adding many of these ethnic food 

crops. IR-4 has submitted 5 proposals which are captured in the document titled “ChemSAC 

Review of the USDA IR-4 Crop Grouping Proposal to Amend the Fruiting Vegetable Crop 

Group 8, and Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR 

§180.41 (c) (8) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR §180.1 (g)] from Bernard Schneider dated 

July 30, 2008. The following are the proposals submitted by IR-4 and the HED 

recommendations presented to the ChemSAC:

IR-4 Proposal 1:

1. “Amend the name of the crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) from “Crop Group 8, Fruiting 

Vegetables (Except Cucurbits) to “Crop Group 8, Fruiting Vegetable Group.”

Recommendation for Proposal 1:

I recommend that the ChemSAC concur to amend the Crop Group Regulation [40 CFR 

180.41 (c) (8)] to revise the name of the Fruiting vegetables (Except Cucurbits) to Crop Group 8, 

Fruiting Vegetable Group, and the tolerance expression term will be “Vegetable, fruiting, group 

8”. The term except cucurbits is not necessary in the group name and has not been used for 

establishing tolerances for this fruiting vegetable group since 2002. There is also a distinct 

Cucurbit vegetable group 9 that will be updated in a future petition.

The ChemSAC concurred to amend the name.

IR-4 Proposal 2:

2.” Amend the existing crop group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) that consists of the following six 

commodity entries:

1). Eggplant, Solanum melongena

2). Groundcherry, Physalis spp

3). Pepino, Solanum muricatum

4). Pepper, Capsicum spp., includes bell pepper, chili pepper, cooking pepper, pimento, 

sweet pepper

5). Tomatillo, Physalis ixocarpo

6). Tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum

To an expanded crop group that consists of the following 19 commodity entries with updated 

scientific names:

1. African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L.
2. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black

3. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal

4. Currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.

5. Eggplant, (including cultivars and/or hybrids of this), Solanum melongena L.

6. Garden huckleberry, Solanum scabrum

7. Groundcherry, Physalis spp.

8. Martynia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

9. Naranjilla, Solanum quitoense Lam.

10. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

11. Pea eggplant, Solanum torvum

12. Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton

13. Peppers (including all peppers i.e. bell, non-bell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or 

hybrids of these), Capsicum spp.

14. Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

15. Scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum

16. Sunberry, Solanum retroflexum 

17. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam.

18. Tomato (including cultivars and/or hybrids of this) Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. var. 

esculentum

19. Tree tomato, Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn.

And varieties and/or hybrids of these commodities

Recommendation for Proposal 2:

Based on similarities and characteristics of the Solanaceae or Nightshade plant family

which includes most of the fruiting vegetable group, cultural practices, edible food and lack of 

animal feed portions, residue levels, geographical location, pest problems, established tolerances, 

and for international harmonization purposes, I recommend that ChemSAC concur to amend the 

expansion of the Fruiting vegetable crop group 8 from six commodities to twenty-one 

commodities. Goji berry another Solanaceae family member was also assessed and I 

recommend it to be added to this group. Peppers in the original crop group was a single 

commodity entry and should be changed to pepper, bell and pepper, nonbell to the group to 

better reflect how EPA regulates peppers. The twenty-one members are listed below:

1. African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L.

2. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black

3. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal

4. Currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill.

5. Eggplant (including eggplant cultivars, varieties, or hybrids of these), Solanum 

melongena L.

6. Garden huckleberry, Solanum scabrum Mill.

7. Goji berry, Lycium barbarum L
8. Groundcherry, (including groundcherry cultivars, varieties, or hybrids of these), 

Physalis alkekengi L., P. grisea (Waterf.) M. Martinez, P. peruvian L., P. pubescent L.

9. Martynia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

10. Naranjilla, Solanum quitoense Lam.

11. Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

12. Pea eggplant, Solanum torvum Sw.

13. Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton

14. Pepper, bell (including pepper cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these), Capsicum

annuum var. annuum L., Capsicum spp.

15. Pepper, nonbell (including pepper cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these Capsicum

chinese, C. annuum var. annuum , C. frutescens C. baccatum, C. pubescens., Capsicum

spp.

16. Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

17. Scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum L.

18. Sunberry, Solanum retroflexum Dunal

19. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam.

20. Tomato (including tomato cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of these) Lycopersicon 

esculentum Mill. var. esculentum

21. Tree tomato, Solanum betaceum Cav.

Including cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these commodities

The ChemSAC concurred with Bernie’s recommendation of adding goji berry to the IR-4’s 

proposal in addition to separating pepper into bell pepper and nonbell pepper.

IR-4 Proposal 3:

3. “Amend the representative commodities from the Fruiting Vegetables (Except Cucurbits) 

Group in 40 CFR 180.41 (c) (8) (i) from “Tomato; bell pepper; one cultivar of nonbell pepper”, 

to “Tomato; bell pepper; one cultivar of nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small variety eggplant 

(i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban)”.

Recommendation for Proposal 3:

I recommend ChemSAC concur to adopt “Tomato (standard size and one cultivar of small 

tomato); bell pepper; and one cultivar of small nonbell pepper” as the representative 

commodities for the amended Fruiting vegetable Crop Group 8. These three representative 

commodities account for > 99 % of the harvested acres for the members of the amended Fruiting 

vegetable group. The representative commodities are based on similarities in fruit and cultural 

practices and geographical locations, as well as their high production (both acres and yield) and 

consumption. One cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban) is not 

required to obtain a crop group tolerance but it will be an alternative representative commodity

for Crop subgroup 8C. Eggplant will be covered by a nonbell pepper, which will also be the 

representative commodity for Crop subgroups 8B and 8C. However, a cultivar of small variety 

eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban) may also be used to obtain the Nonbell 
pepper/eggplant subgroup 8C. HED recommends not including specific small variety or cultivar 

of eggplants in the representative commodity list such as “Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban” 

because cultivars can change and not be available from commercial seed companies. Also, some 

of the cultivars that were recommended such as ‘Nadia’ are not truly small eggplant varieties. 

There are some eggplant varieties that are small baseball size and some as small as cherry

tomatoes that would be preferred representative commodities. The representative commodities 

for Crop subgroup 8C should be “One cultivar of small nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small 

eggplant.”

The ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations.

IR-4 Proposal 4:

4. Establish the following three new subgroups under the Fruiting vegetable group as follows:

Subgroup 8A: Tomato Subgroup 8A (representative commodity: Tomato)

1. Bush tomato, Solanum centrale J.M. Black

2. Cocona, Solanum sessiliflorum Dunal

3. Currant tomato, Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium (L.) Mill

4. Garden huckleberry, Solanum scabrum Mill.

5. Goji berry, Lycium barbarum L.

6. Groundcherry, Physalis spp.

7. Naranjilla, Solanum quitoense Lam.

8. Sunberry, Solanum retroflexum Dunal

9. Tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica Lam.

10. Tomato (including cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of this) Lycopersicon esculentum

Mill. var. esculentum

11. Tree tomato, Solanum betaceum Cav

And varieties and/or hybrids of these commodities

Subgroup 8B: Pepper Subgroup 8B (representative commodities: Bell pepper and one cultivar of 

nonbell pepper)

1) Martynia, Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thell.

2) Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

3) Pepino, Solanum muricatum Aiton

4) Peppers (including all peppers i.e. bell, nonbell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or 

hybrids of these), Capsicum spp.

5) Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L.

And cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these commodities

Subgroup 8C: Eggplant Subgroup 8C (representative commodities: One cultivar of nonbell pepper or 

one cultivar of small variety eggplant (i.e. Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban).

1) African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon

2) Eggplant (including cultivars and/or hybrids of this), Solanum melongena L.
3) Pea eggplant, Solanum torvum Sw.

4) Scarlet eggplant, Solanum aethiopicum

And cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these commodities

Recommendation for Proposal 4A – Tomato subgroup 8A:

I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish three new subgroups, and the first 

subgroup will be the Tomato subgroup 8A with tomato being the representative commodity. I 

also recommend the tomato representative commodity include the following: “standard size and 

one cultivar of small tomato.” This subgroup is based on the major commodity tomato which 

combines the fruit that vary from the small cherry tomato varieties to the standard size oblong 

tomato. The tomatoes have varying shape from pear shaped to softball shaped. Tomatoes are 

the most commonly grown fruiting vegetable in the world and are increasing in popularity 

because they are completely edible and used in most ethnic cuisines. They are all likely to have 

similar pest problems. 

The eleven members of this Tomato subgroup will include:

Bush tomato; Cocona; Currant tomato; Garden huckleberry; Goji berry; Groundcherry; 

Naranjilla; Sunberry; Tomatillo; Tomato; Tree tomato; and includes cultivars, varieties, and/or 

hybrids of these commodities.

ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup. 

Recommendation for Proposal 4B – Pepper Subgroup 10B:

I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish the second new subgroup, but change the 

name from Pepper subgroup 8B to the Pepper/eggplant subgroup 8B, with bell pepper and one 

cultivar of small nonbell pepper being the representative commodities. 

This second Crop subgroup is based on the wide variation in peppers in size, shape, and use 

as well as its similar cultural practices. Peppers are a very popular worldwide and total 

production is second to tomatoes with increase use in various ethnic cuisines, and in per capita 

consumption. The commodity pepper should be listed as bell pepper and nonbell pepper to avoid 

confusion in terminology as well as distinguish their use and in dietary risk assessment models. 

The ten commodities of this Pepper/eggplant subgroup will include: African eggplant, 

Bell pepper; Eggplant, Martynia; Nonbell pepper; Okra; Pepino; Roselle, and Scarlet 

eggplant as well as cultivars, hybrids and/or varieties of these commodities. 

ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup. 

Recommendation for Proposal 4C – Eggplant Subgroup 8C:

I recommend that ChemSAC concur to establish the third new subgroup, which will be the 

Nonbell pepper/eggplant subgroup 8C, with Nonbell pepper or eggplant being the representative 

commodity for this subgroup. This third Crop subgroup is based on the wide variation in 
eggplants from pea shaped to large football shaped varieties and all have similar cultural 

practices. Eggplants are the third most widely grown fruiting vegetable in this group. Nonbell 

peppers can substitute for eggplant as the representative commodity because the variation in size 

of the pepper and eggplant varieties are very similar. Eggplants can now be found in sizes as 

small as large peas (pea eggplant). If eggplants are to be used as the representative commodity a 

small cultivar of eggplant is needed. The USDA IR-4 petition suggested having small cultivars 

of eggplants such as Epic, Vernal, Nadia, or Ichiban. HED does not recommend placing these 

specific cultivars in the as part of the representative commodity in the Federal Register. Instead I

recommend the representative commodities for Crop subgroup 8C to be “one cultivar of small 

nonbell pepper or one cultivar of small eggplant.”

The nine commodities of this Nonbell pepper/eggplant subgroup will include: African 

eggplant; Eggplant; Martynia, Nonbell pepper, Okra, Pea eggplant; Pepino, Roselle, and Scarlet 

eggplant, as well as cultivars, hybrids and/or varieties of these commodities.

ChemSAC concurred with the recommendations for this subgroup. 

IR-4 Proposal 5 for Commodity Definitions:

5. In 40 CFR 180.1 (g) revise the Commodity Definitions for Tomato 5a, and Pepper 5b as 

described below: 

Revise the Pepper and Tomato Commodity Definitions in 40 CFR 180.1 (g) as described 

below: 

5a. Peppers Definition: Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or 

on Peppers apply to the following commodities: from “All varieties of peppers including 

pimentos and bell, hot, and sweet peppers.” 

To:

5a. Pepper Definition: Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or 

on Pepper apply to the following commodities: “Okra; Pepino; Peppers (including all peppers 

i.e. bell, nonbell, hot, sweet, etc., and cultivars and/or hybrids of these), and Roselle.”

5b. Tomatoes Definition: from Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide 

chemicals in or on “Tomatoes, tomatillos.” 

To:

5b. Tomato Definition: Tolerances and exemptions established for pesticide chemicals in or 

on “Bush Tomato; Cocona; Currant tomato; Garden huckleberry; Groundcherry; Naranjilla; 

Sunberry; Tomatillo; Tomato (including cultivars and/or hybrids of this); and Tree tomato.”

Recommendation for Proposal 5a – Pepper Commodity Definition:

I recommend ChemSAC reject the proposal to add additional commodities to the IR-4 

peppers commodity definition [40 CFR Part 180.1(g)] because we are recommending instead to 

establish a new Pepper/eggplant crop subgroup 8B. However, we recommend adding nonbell 

pepper to the definition to help avoid any confusion with amending the whole Fruiting vegetable 
group and the use of bell and nonbell pepper as specific commodities. Also, I have added the 

peppers such as tabasco that registrants sometimes request a separate tolerance. Now with the 

proposed revision to the Fruiting vegetable crop group I recommend amending the 180.1(g) 

pepper definition to:

“Pepper......All cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of pepper including pimento bell, nonbell, 

chili, hot, tabasco, paprika, and sweet pepper.”

ChemSAC concurred with this commodity definition.

Recommendation for Proposal 5b – Tomato Commodity Definition:

I recommend ChemSAC reject the proposal to add additional commodities to the IR-4 

tomatoes commodity definition [40 CFR Part 180.1(g)] because we are recommending instead to 

establish a new Tomato crop subgroup 8A and the additional commodities will be part of this 

subgroup. The current commodity definition for tomato to include tomatillo is adequate.

ChemSAC also concurred with this recommendation.
2/21/2007 ChemSAC Minutes (Oilseeds)

2. Oilseed Crop Group 20 (Bernard Schneider): Bernard Schneider discussed the 

information documented in “ChemSAC Review of the USDA IR-4 Crop Grouping Proposal 

to Establish a New Crop Group – Oilseed Group 20” and “Crop Grouping – Part IV: 

Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR 180.41 

(c) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1] Related to New Crop Group 20 Oilseed, 

MRID 467897-01.” Both ChemSAC and PMRA recommended to establish an oilseed 

crop group and agreed with the proposed commodities to be included in this crop group. 

In addition, it was agreed that rapeseed (canola varieties only), sunflower seed, and 

cottonseed will serve as the representative commodities for the oilseed crop group and as 

the representative commodities for the following oilseed crop subgroups, respectively: (1)

crops with seeds enclosed in pods or pod-like capsules, (2) seeds partially exposed 

during growing season, and (3) cottonseed. 
10/3/2007 ChemSAC Minutes (Citrus)

2. Proposed Revision to the Citrus Fruit Crop Group 10 ( B. Schneider).

Bernie Schneider discussed his analysis of the USDA IR-4 petition to amend the Citrus 

fruit crop group 10. Five proposals were discussed and they are listed below with the 

ChemSAC conclusions. Proposal 1 recommended that ChemSAC concur to amend the 

Crop Group Regulation [40 CFR 180.41 (c) (10)] to revise the name of the Citrus fruit 

crop group to delete references to Citrus spp., and Fortunella spp. This will eliminate 

confusion on the various citrus genera in the Rutaceae family. The amended crop 

group has citrus members from the following five genera: Citrus spp., Eremocitrus spp., 

Fortunella spp., Microcitrus spp., and Poncirus spp. Proposal 1 was approved by 

ChemSAC. 

Proposal 2 was to amend the current Citrus crop group 10 from 12 commodities to 28 

commodities. These commodities are Australian desert lime, Australian finger lime, 

Australian round lime, Brown River finger lime, Calamondin, Citron, Citrus hybrids, 

Grapefruit, Japanese summer grapefruit, Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Mediterranean 

Mandarin, Mount White lime, New Guinea wild lime, Orange, sour, Orange, sweet, 

Pummelo, Russell River lime, Satsuma mandarin, Sweet lime, Tachibana orange, Tahiti 

Lime, Tangelo, Tangerine (Mandarin), Tangor, Trifoliate orange, Uniq fruit, and

varieties, cultivars and/or hybrids of these. Based on similarities and characteristics of 

the Rutaceae plant family which includes all the citrus fruits, cultural practices, edible 

food and animal feed portions, residue levels, geographical location, pest problems, 

established tolerances, and for international harmonization purposes, it was 

recommended that ChemSAC concur to amend the Citrus Crop Group 10 from twelve 

commodities to 28 commodities with the inclusion of Uniq fruit, which is a cross between 

tangerine and pummelo also called Ugli® fruit mostly imported from Jamaica. Proposal 

2 was approved by ChemSAC. 

Proposal 3 requested that the representative commodities from the current crop group 

which are sweet orange, lemon, and grapefruit to amended to orange or 

tangerine/mandarin, lemon or lime, and grapefruit in the proposed expanded group. It 

was recommended that ChemSAC concur to adopt orange or tangerine/mandarin, 

lemon or lime, and grapefruit as the representative commodities for the Citrus Fruit Crop 

Group 10. These three representative commodities account for > 99 % of the harvested 

acres for the members of the Citrus Fruit Group. The representative commodities are 

based on similarities in fruit and cultural practices and geographical locations, as well as 

their high production (both acres and yield) and consumption. The representative 

commodities selected for this crop group, orange or tangerine/mandarin, lemon or lime, 

and grapefruit, are revised from the existing citrus crop group, and are comparable with 

the commodities that the subgroups are based on in Codex Citrus Fruits Group, and 

MRL considerations as well as the European Union (EU) List of Commodity 

Regulations. The expanded Citrus Fruits Group and the representative commodities 

proposed in this petition will facilitate the harmonization of the US and the Codex crop 

classification systems. Proposal 3 was approved by ChemSAC.
Proposal 4 recommended for the establishment for three new crop subgroups as 

Subgroup 10A: Orange Subgroup 10A (representative crops: Orange or 

tangerine/mandarin); Subgroup 10B: Lemon/Lime Subgroup 10B (rep crops: Lemon or 

lime); and Subgroup 10C: Grapefruit Subgroup 10C (rep crop: Grapefruit). The Orange 

subgroup 10A with orange or tangerine/mandarin being the representative commodity is 

based on one of the botanically recognized horticultural group which combines the 

oranges. This subgroup includes the sweet orange types that are the most commonly 

grown citrus in the world as well as the tangerines or mandarins that have over 100 

cultivars and are increasing in popularity because they are easy to peel and eat out of 

hand and some are also processed into juice. The tangerines are very similar to the 

sweet oranges. They are also likely to have similar pest problems. This subgroup will 

include the seedless mandarins like clementines and various tangerine hybrids such as 

tangor, a hybrid of mandarin and orange (‘Murcott’), and tangelos which are hybrids of 

mandarin and grapefruit (‘Minneola’). The twelve members of this subgroup will include: 

Calamondin, Citron, Citrus hybrids, Mediterranean Mandarin, Orange, sour, Orange, 

sweet, Satsuma mandarin, Tachibana orange, Tangelo, Tangerine (Mandarin), Tangor, 

Trifoliate orange, and varieties, cultivars, and/or hybrids of these crops. The 

Lemon/lime subgroup 10B, with lemon or lime being the representative commodity is 

based on the recognized horticultural group that includes lemons and limes. The twelve 

commodities in this subgroup will be Australian desert lime, Australian finger lime, 

Australian round lime, Brown River finger lime, Kumquat, Lemon, Lime, Mount White 

lime, New Guinea wild lime, Russell River-lime, Sweet lime, Tahiti Lime, and varieties,

cultivars, and/or hybrids of these commodities. The Grapefruit subgroup 10C, with 

grapefruit being the representative commodity is the third new subgroup. The grapefruit 

is distinct enough based on size and use to be the made into a third subgroup. This 

third grapefruit subgroup is also based on a widely recognized horticultural class, which 

include several commodities that are grouped based on their rind or flesh colored pulp 

pigments. Utilization of all these grapefruit citrus fruit crops is similar in that they are 

grown for their fresh fruit, juice, molasses, syrups, oil, essence, and marmalade. The 

tangelo being a cross between tangerine and grapefruit will be added both to the 

Orange/tangerine subgroup 10A and the Grapefruit subgroup 10C. The five 

commodities in this subgroup will be Grapefruit, Japanese summer grapefruit, 

Pummelo, Tangelo, and Uniq fruit, and varieties, cultivars, and/or hybrids of these 

commodities. ChemSAC agreed to approve all three new citrus crop subgroups. 

Proposal five considered amending or adding new Commodity Definitions 40 CFR §

180.1 (g) for Citrus fruits; Tangerine; Grapefruit, Lemon, Lime, and Orange. It was 

recommended to reject the established commodity definition [40 CFR § 180.1 (g)] and 

proposed updated commodity definition for citrus fruits. It is essentially a repeat of the 

commodities in the Citrus fruit group 10, and while it may be useful for labeling citrus 

fruits is no longer a tolerance term, because we have an expanded citrus fruit group and 

several other commodity definitions such as tangerine are more specific to certain 

citrus. The term citrus fruits should not be used for setting a tolerance. It was 

recommended to establish a revised Tangerine commodity definition under 40 CFR §

180.1 (g) as follows: 
Tangerine..................................Tangerine (mandarin or mandarin orange), clementine, 

Mediterranean mandarin, Satsuma mandarin, tangelo, tangor, and cultivars, varieties, 

and/or hybrids of tangerines with other fruits. 

This will help in clarifying what other citrus fruits the tangerine will cover. It was 

recommended to establish a Grapefruit commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) 

as follows: 

Grapefruit..................................Grapefruit, pummelo, shaddock, tangelo, Uniq fruit, and 

cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of grapefruit with other fruits. 

This will also clarify what commodities are covered by grapefruit tolerances and follows 

the EPA Commodity Reviewer’s Guide approved by ChemSAC, 2006. The inclusion of 

cultivars, varieties and hybrids will leave no doubt which specific related varieties are 

covered. It was recommended to establish a revised Lemon commodity definition under 

40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows:

Lemon..................................Lemon, lime, and cultivars, varieties, and/or hybrids of 

lemon with other fruits. This commodity definition is mainly to show lemons also can 

cover limes. The list of many of the limes is not necessary for lemon because they are 

included in the lime commodity definition. It was recommended to establish a revised 

Lime commodity definition under 40 CFR § 180.1 (g) as follows:

Lime..................................Lime, Australian desert lime, Australian finger lime, Australian 

round lime, Brown River finger lime, lemon, Mount White lime, New Guinea wild lime, 

Russell River lime, Sweet lime, Tahiti lime, and varieties and/or hybrids of these limes 

with other fruits.

It was recommended to establish a revised Orange commodity definition under 40 CFR 

§ 180.1 (g) as follows:

Orange.................................Orange, sweet orange, sour orange, tachibana orange, 

trifoliate orange, and cultivars, varieties and/or hybrids of these oranges with other 

fruits. 

ChemSAC agreed to reject the Citrus fruit commodity definition and agreed to adopt the 

commodity definitions for tangerine, lemon, lime, and orange.
2/21/2007 ChemSAC Minutes (Oilseeds)

2. Oilseed Crop Group 20 (Bernard Schneider): Bernard Schneider discussed the 

information documented in “ChemSAC Review of the USDA IR-4 Crop Grouping Proposal 

to Establish a New Crop Group – Oilseed Group 20” and “Crop Grouping – Part IV: 

Analysis of the USDA IR-4 Petition to Amend the Crop Group Regulation 40 CFR 180.41 

(c) and Commodity Definitions [40 CFR 180.1] Related to New Crop Group 20 Oilseed, 

MRID 467897-01.” Both ChemSAC and PMRA recommended to establish an oilseed 

crop group and agreed with the proposed commodities to be included in this crop group. 

In addition, it was agreed that rapeseed (canola varieties only), sunflower seed, and 

cottonseed will serve as the representative commodities for the oilseed crop group and as 

the representative commodities for the following oilseed crop subgroups, respectively: (1)

crops with seeds enclosed in pods or pod-like capsules, (2) seeds partially exposed 

during growing season, and (3) cottonseed.