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Thiabendazole
General Information
- Product Names:
- Chemical Class: Benzimidazole fungicide
- Uses: Potato, sweet potato, soybean, wheat, mushrooms, citrus fruits, apples, pears, bananas, mango, papaya, plantain, carrots, avocados, peas, and ornamental bulbs
- Alternatives: Organic agriculture
- Beyond Pesticides rating: Toxic
Health and Environmental Effects
- Cancer: Yes (1)
- Endocrine Disruption: Not documented
- Reproductive Effects: Not documented
- Neurotoxicity: Not documented
- Kidney/Liver Damage: Yes (1)
- Sensitizer/ Irritant: Not documented
- Birth/Developmental: Not documented
- Detected in Groundwater: Not documented
- Potential Leacher: Not documented
- Toxic to Birds: Not documented
- Toxic to Fish/Aquatic Organisms: Yes (1)
- Toxic to Bees: Not documented
Additional Information
- Regulatory Status:
- EPA Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) signed 10/2002
- Supporting information:
- PAN Pesticides Database: Thiabendazole (Pesticide Action Network)
- Studies [compiled from the Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database]
- Respiratory and allergic outcomes among 5-year-old children exposed to pesticides. Islam, J.Y. et al. (2023) Respiratory and allergic outcomes among 5-year-old children exposed to pesticides, Thorax. Available at: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/78/1/41.abstract.
- A cumulative dietary pesticide exposure score based on produce consumption is associated with urinary pesticide biomarkers in a U.S. biomonitoring cohort. Temkin, A. et al. (2025) A cumulative dietary pesticide exposure score based on produce consumption is associated with urinary pesticide biomarkers in a U.S. biomonitoring cohort, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463925001361.
- 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
Gateway Health and Environmental Effects Citations
1. US EPA, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Reregistration Eligibility Decisions (REDs), Interim REDS (iREDs) and RED Factsheets. https://archive.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/web/html/status.html.