Chorfluazuron
CAS No. 71422-67-8
 
 

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ACTIVITY: Insecticide

CAS Name: N-[[[3,5-dichloro-4-[[3-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]oxy]phenyl]amino]carbonyl]-2,6-difluorobenzamide

Structure:

Adverse Effects:

Liver

Contamination:
June 1997:
"In Australia, four hundred and eighty cattle producers from northern New South Wales and western Queensland have launched a class action to seek millions of dollars compensation in the Federal Court from chemical company ICI and the NSW and Queensland governments. The case involves contamination of cattle and meat by the chemical chlorafluazuron (CFZ) which was widely used in aerial spraying to control insects in cotton crops between 1989 and 1994..."

Environmental Effects:

Reduction in growth rate of earth worms

Regulatory Information
(only comprehensive for the US)
US EPA Registered: No
US EPA PC Code: 108202
Registered use in
(includes only a limited list of countries)

Australia, Hungary, Japan, Phillipines, Vietnam
European Commission: Active ingredient not allowed to be used after July 25, 2003
Japan's Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs)

Partial List: Almond, Apple, Apricot, Artichoke, Asparagus, Avocado, Banana, Beans (dry), Blackberry, Blueberry, Broad beans, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Burdock, Cabbage, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, Cherry, Chestnut, Chicory, Cotton oil seeds, Craneberry, Cucumber, Date, Eggplant, Endive, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo nut, Grape, Grapefruit, Guava, Horseradish, Huckleberry, Kale, Kidney beans, Kiwifruit, Komatsuna, Kyona, Lemon, Lettuce, Lime, Loquat, Makuwauri, Mango, Melons, Mitsuba, Multiplying onion, Mushroom (Button, Shitake, Other), Natsudaidai (whole), Nectarine, Okra, Onion, Orange, Papaya, Parsley, Parsnip, Passion fruit, Peach, Peanuts (dry), Pear, Peas, Pecan, Persimon, Pimento, Pineapple, Plums, Pumpkin, Quince, Radish, Raspberry, Salsify, Soybeans, Spinach, Strawberry, Sugar beet, Sunflower oil seeds, Tea, Tomato, Turnip, Walnut, Watercress, Watermelon

-- Note high level - 10 ppm - for use in growing Tea (Green, Black, Oolong, Wulung).

Other Information
Molecular Formula: C20H9Cl3 F5 N3O3
Manufacturers: ICI,
ISK Biosciences
(Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd),
Crop Care Australasia
Entry Year: 1989
Other Names: Atabron, Jupiter, Aim, Helix,
Ensystex Requiem Termite Bait,
Exterra Requiem Termite Bait,
IKI-7899,
CGA-112913,
SL-160,
PP 145,
ICI-A01 45,
UC 64644
Manufacture site:

Japan:
ISK, Yokkaichi

Of special interest:
PAN Data
1999 - Overview of the economic fallout of the contamination of Australian meat by Tony St. Clair of the Federated Farmers of NZ.
1997 - Class action in Australia against ICI over residues in meat - Food Safety and Hygiene
1996 - Cotton Insecticide Contaminates Calves - PANUPS
1994 - Potential residue problem in Australian beef recognized - AnimalHealth
Nov 26, 2002 - European Commission: Chlorfluazuron is one of 320 pesticides to be withdrawn in July 2003. Some 320 substances used in plant protection products (PPPs) - including insecticides, fungicides and herbicides - are to be withdrawn from the market by 25 July 2003 as part of the European Commission's new approach to the evaluation of active substances in plant protection products. This aims to improve safeguards to ensure that all such products in use are safe for the environment and human health. Users, wholesalers and retailers of plant protection products will need to be aware of whether the products they use or sell are likely to be withdrawn, so as to prevent them being left with stocks of unusable material. Those concerned should contact their national authority to check the authorisation status for any particular product. The Regulation (n¡ 2076/2002 of 20 November 2002), with the list of the 320 substances, has now been published in the Offical Journal. Ref: MIDDAY EXPRESS. News from the Press and Communication Service's midday briefing.
Dec 10, 2001 - Australia: "Current List. RECORD OF APPROVED ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTS.
Oct 2001 -Glossary of Pesticide Chemicals. A listing of pesticides subject to analysis of residues in foods and feeds by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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