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. 2008 Oct 22;7:50. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-50

Table 1.

Neurotoxic pesticides, which are authorised or pending evaluation for authorisation in the EU

Pesticide Annex 1 status
Organophosphate insecticides
Chlorpyrifos In
Dimethoate In
Ethoprophos In
Phosmet In
Fenamiphos (nematicide) In

Carbamates
Pirimicarb In
Methomyl Application resubmitted

Pyrethroid insecticides
Cypermethrin (type II) In
Deltamethrin (type II) In
Pyrethrum/pyrethrin (natural pyrethrin) Pending

Other insecticides
Nicotine Pending

Dithiocarbamate fungicides
Maneb In
Thiram In

Chlorophenoxy herbicides
2,4-D In

Bipyridyl herbicides
Diquat dibromide In

Rodenticides
Warfarin In

Fumigants
Phosphides (zinc, magnesium, and aluminum phosphides) Pending
Sulfuryl fluoride Pending

The list includes pesticicides, which are registered as "in" or "pending" on the current EU Annex 1 list (as of August 2008), and for which neurotoxicity in humans has been reported in The Hazardous Substances Data Bank and/or the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The full Annex 1 list with the status of active substances under EU review can be downloaded as an Excel sheet at http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/protection/pesticides/index_en.print.htm.