Organophosphorus and carbamate compounds requiring an anticholinesterase compound statement

As described in section 3.4 of the label content requirements, labels for products containing organophosphorous and carbamate compounds must include an anticholinesterase statement. Examples of these chemicals are listed below. The list is not exhaustive, and there may be other such compounds requiring this statement.

  • Acephate
  • Aldicarb
  • Aminocarb
  • Azamethiphos
  • Azinphos-ethyl
  • Azinphos-methyl
  • Bendiocarb
  • Bensulide
  • Bromophos-ethyl
  • Butacarb
  • Carbaryl
  • Carbofuran
  • Carbophenothion
  • Chlorfenvinphos
  • Chlorpyrifos
  • Chlorpyrifos-methyl
  • Chlorthiophos
  • Coumaphos
  • Crotoxyphos
  • Demeton-S-methyl
  • Dialifos
  • Diazinon
  • Dichlofenthion
  • Dichlorvos
  • Dicrotophos
  • Dimethoate
  • Dioxathion
  • Disulfoton
  • Ethephon
  • Ethion
  • Ethoprophos
  • Famphur
  • Fenamiphos
  • Fenchlorphos
  • Fenitrothion
  • Fensulfothion
  • Fenthion
  • Fenthion-ethyl
  • Formetanate
  • Formothion
  • Furathiocarb
  • Isocarbophos
  • Isofenphos
  • Leptophos
  • Maldison
  • Menazon
  • Methacrifos
  • Methamidophos
  • Methidathion
  • Methiocarb
  • Methomyl
  • Mevinphos
  • Monocrotophos
  • Naled
  • Naphthalophos
  • Omethoate
  • Oxamyl
  • Parathion
  • Parathion-methyl
  • Phenlapton
  • Phorate
  • Phosalone
  • Phosfolan
  • Phosmet
  • Phoxim
  • Pirimicarb
  • Pirimiphos-ethyl
  • Pirimiphos-methyl
  • Profenofos
  • Promecarb
  • Propoxur
  • Prothiofos
  • Pyrazophos
  • Sulprofos
  • Temephos
  • Terbufos
  • Tetrachlorvinphos
  • Thiobencarb
  • Thiodicarb
  • Thiometon
  • Tiocarbazil
  • Trichlorfon

Note, as stipulated in section 3.4.1 of the label content requirements, this statement does not need to be included for:

  • dazomet, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, tri-allate, zineb or ziram
  • an organophosphorus or carbamate compound contained in impregnated plastic resin strips or impregnated plastic resin granules
  • an organophosphorus or carbamate compound contained in pressurised spray packs for household use.
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