Abstract

AMARO, Pedro. Mancozeb is a optimum example of diversity of toxicological classification of pesticides in Portugal. Rev. de Ciências Agrárias [online]. 2012, vol.35, n.2, pp.118-125. ISSN 0871-018X.

The Portuguese Pesticide Regulation Authority (AFN) classifies the fungicide MANCOZEB as Harmful(Xn) or Irritant (Xi), ignoring that: in UE, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) classify, beyond Xi, as R63 - Possible risk of harm to the unborn child; and, in the USA, the Environmental Protection Agence (EPA) classify as Carcinogenic (Probable human carcinogen). These reality justify that mancozeb is a optimum example, in Portugal, of the strange and frequent diversity of toxicological classification of pesticides! This is quite serious as mancozeb is one of the two active ingredients (a.i.) most frequent in Portugal, as an individual a.i and 16 mixtures with the total of 65 products, and with a very high consumption (833,6 t) in 2009 in a 3º place after sulfur and, since 2001, the glyphosate.

Keywords : Carcinogen; diversity; pesticide; R63; toxicological classification.

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