Dichlobentiazox (Pesticides)

Abstract

FSCJ conducted the risk assessment of a fungicide, dichlobentiazox (CAS No.957144-77-3), having benzoisothiazole and isothiazole rings, based on results from various studies. The data used in the assessment include fate in animals (rats) and in livestock (goats), fate in plants (paddy rice), residues in crops, subacute toxicity (rats, mice and dogs), chronic toxicity (dogs), carcinogenicity (rats and mice) and other relevant study results. This chemical showed none of carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, teratogenicity and genotoxicity. The lowest no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) obtained in all studies was 5.03 mg/kg bw per day in a two-year chronic toxicity/carcinogenicity study in rats. FSCJ specified an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 0.05 mg/kg bw per day by applying a safety factor of 100 to the NOAEL. Copyright ©2020 Food Safety Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.