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Imazalil

General Information

• Product Names:

  Clinafarm (Intervet)
  Deccozil (Decco)
  Fecundal (Cetris)
  Fungaflor (Janssen)
  Magnate (Makhteshim)
  Raxil (Bayer)
  Tc 246 (Whitmire)

• Chemical Class: Azole fungicide
• Uses: No US registrations. Fungicide used for post harvest treatments on bananas (import tolerance only) and citrus fruits, and treatment of barley and wheat seeds prior to planting. Also used in chicken hatcheries.
• Alternatives: Organic agriculture
• Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic

Health and Environmental Effects

• Cancer: Likely (1)
• Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
• Reproductive Effects: Yes (1)
• Neurotoxicity: Not documented
• Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
• Sensitizer/ Irritant: Yes (1)
• Birth/Developmental: Yes (1)
• Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
• Potential Leacher: Not documented
• Toxic to Birds: Yes (1)
• Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (1)
• Toxic to Bees: Not documented

Additional Information

• Regulatory Status:
  • EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision Signed 9/2003
• Supporting information:
  • Health and environmental impacts of glufosinate ammonium (Friends of the Earth UK)
  • PAN Pesticides Database: Imazalil (Pesticide Action Network)
• Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
  • Selecting mixtures on the basis of dietary exposure and hazard data: application to pesticide exposure in the European population in relation to steatosis. Crépet, A., Vanacker, M., Sprong, C., de Boer, W., Blaznik, U., Kennedy, M., Anagnostopoulos, C., Christodoulou, D. L., Ruprich, J., Rehurkova, I., Domingo, J. L., Hamborg Jensen, B., Metruccio, F., Moretto, A., Jacxsens, L., Spanoghe, P., Senaeve, D., van der Voet, H., & van Klaveren, J. (2019). Selecting mixtures on the basis of dietary exposure and hazard data: application to pesticide exposure in the European population in relation to steatosis. International journal of hygiene and environmental health, 222(2), 291–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.12.002
  • Prospective association between dietary pesticide exposure profiles and postmenopausal breast-cancer risk in the NutriNet-Santé cohort. Rebouillat, P., Vidal, R., Cravedi, J. P., Taupier-Letage, B., Debrauwer, L., Gamet-Payrastre, L., Touvier, M., Deschasaux-Tanguy, M., Latino-Martel, P., Hercberg, S., Lairon, D., Baudry, J., & Kesse-Guyot, E. (2021). Prospective association between dietary pesticide exposure profiles and postmenopausal breast-cancer risk in the NutriNet-Santé cohort. International journal of epidemiology, 50(4), 1184–1198. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab015