What does Carbendazim do?

Used in consumer products as a preservative and an antimicrobial.

Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

beauty
industrial

Carbendazim

CAS 10605-21-7 · 100/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 13 other CAS numbers

37953-07-4 · 39413-19-9 · 59758-95-1 · 63090-40-4 · 63278-70-6 · 102040-01-7 · 105268-95-9 · 110342-67-1 · 212384-28-6 · 276680-08-1 · 1135441-26-7 · 1155875-94-7 · 1203557-88-3

Concern score

100/100Critical concern driven by cmr.

High confidence

Carbendazim in plain language

What it is: Also known as Fenbendazole related compound a · 1H-BENZIMIDAZOLE-2-CARBAMIC acid, methyl ester · Derroprene · Lignasan · Methyl 1H-benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate · Thicoper
Show all 42 names
methyl N-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)carbamate · 1H-Benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamic acid methyl ester · 2-(Carbomethoxyamino)benzimidazole · 2-(METHOXYCARBONYLAMINO)BENZIMIDAZOLE · 2-(Methoxycarbamoyl)benzimidazole · 2-(Methoxycarboxamido)benzimidazole · 2-Benzimidazolecarbamic acid, methyl ester · A118 · BAS-67054F · Bavistin · Battal · Bavistan · Carbamic acid, 1H-benzimidazol-2-yl-, methyl ester · Carbendazim - MBC · Carbendazim preparation · Carbendazime · Carbendazol · Carbendazole · Carbendazym · Delsene · Derosal · EK-578 · Equitdazin · FB-642 · Funaben · Garbenda · Kemdazin · Kolfugo · Methyl N-1H-BENZIMIDAZOL-2-YLCARBAMATE · Mecarzole · Medamine · Methyl 2-benzimidazolecarbamate · Myco · Supercarb · carbendazim (ISO) · methyl benzimidazol-2-ylcarbamate
What it does: Used in consumer products as a preservative and an antimicrobial.
Preservative
Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?: Critical concern: classified for carcinogenic, mutagenic or reproductive toxicity (CMR). It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Carbendazim is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

Restrictions first, then routine listings from published regulatory sources.

EU Annex II — prohibited
EU prohibited in cosmetics

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUEC
Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Mutagenic Cat. 1B(),Reprotoxic Cat. 1B()
banned
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EUCosIngActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 996.
- Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 996.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified, Preservative, Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified, Preservative, Biocide.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Carbendazim. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Carbendazim yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2010-10-15
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated march 7, 2017
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

commonchemistry.org

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

SoyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Carbendazim in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Home maintenance

Typical roles

PreservativeAntimicrobial

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