Carbendazim suspension affects 24 companies and 41 formulated products in Brazil

Date:07-07-2022

The Brazilian Anvisa (National Health Surveillance Agency) determined, on June 21, the preventive suspension of the import, production, distribution, and commercialization of the active ingredient Carbendazim and its technical products.

The suspension should last until the conclusion of the toxicological reassessment process of the pesticide Carbendazim, as determined by the court and procedures of the reassessment process by Anvisa.

Carbendazim is among the 20 most used agrochemicals in Brazil. There are currently 41 formulated products and 33 technical products based on the substance with active registration in Brazil, divided among 24 companies (Check the list below).

According to data released by Anvisa, the reassessment can lead to banning the product or its maintenance in the market, with the adoption of measures to reduce the risks arising from its use.

Sometimes, it may also be decided to keep the product on the market without any new recommendations. The toxicological aspects that motivated the reassessment of Carbendazim are the suspected mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, developmental toxicity, and reproductive toxicity.

Product	Company	Active Ingredient
Agroben 500	Agro Import	Carbendazim
Apollo 500 SC	Tide	Carbendazim
Battle	FMC	Carbendazim + Flutriafol
Bendazol	Adama	Carbendazim
Carben 500 SC	CropChem	Carbendazim
Carbendazim CCAB 500 SC	CCAB Agro	Carbendazim
Carbendazim CROP BR	Globachem	Carbendazim
Carbendazim Nortox	Nortox	Carbendazim
Carbendazim STK 500 SC-B	Globachem	Carbendazim
Carbomax	Sumitomo	Carbendazim
Carbomax 500 SC	Sumitomo	Carbendazim
Cinturão 500 SC	AllierBrasil	Carbendazim
Concreto	UPL	Carbendazim
Czar	Adama	Carbendazim
Domark Pro	Gowan	Carbendazim + Tetraconazol
Fungicarb 500 SC	Sumitomo	Carbendazim
Glob-Zim 500 SC	Globachem	Carbendazim
Hexin 500 SC	Helm	Carbendazim
ImperadorBR	Ouro Fino	Carbendazim
Kilate	Adama	Captan + Carbendazim
Kilate FS	Adama	Captan + Carbendazim
Klinner	Adama	Carbendazim + Tebuconazole
Locker	FMC	Carbendazim + Kresoxim-methyl + Tebuconazole
Lot 500 SC	AllierBrasil	Carbendazim
Mandarim	Sinon	Carbendazim
Minx 500 SC	Rotam	Carbendazim
Novazim Proquimur	Proquimur	Carbendazim
Portero	UPL	Carbendazim
Prevent	CropChem	Carbendazim
Procampo 500 SC	AllierBrasil	Carbendazim
Protreat	Novozymes	Carbendazim + Thiram
Rivamax	Sumitomo	Carbendazim + Tebuconazole
Rivax	Sumitomo	Carbendazim + Tebuconazole
Rodazim 500 SC	Rotam	Carbendazim
Streak 500 SC	Albaugh	Carbendazim
Sun-Carbendazim 500 SC	AllierBrasil	Carbendazim
Tebuzim 250 SC	Rotam	Carbendazim + Tebuconazole
Toplus	UPL	Carbendazim
Virtuoso 250 SC	Rotam	Carbendazim + Tebuconazole
Wilzim	Willowood	Carbendazim
Wish 500 SC	Rainbow Defensivos	Carbendazim

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)