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Picloram

CAS 1918-02-1 · 20/100 · High conf.

Picloram chemical structure

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Picloram in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC acid, 4-AMINO-3,5,6-TRICHLORO- · 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloropyridine-2-carboxylic acid · Tordon · 3,5,6-Trichloro-4-aminopicolinic acid · 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-picolinic acid · 4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid

Show all 22 names

4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid · 4-Aminotrichloropicolinic acid · Atcp · Amdon · Amdon grazon · Borolin · Grazon · K-Pin · NCI-C00237 · Padron · Padron (herbicide) · Piclorame · Picolinic acid, 4-amino-3,5,6-trichloro- · Tordon 10K · Tordon 22K · picloram group (picloram)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies.

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

No restrictions found. Picloram appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUEFSAConclusion on Pesticides Peer ReviewConclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance picloram (EFSA)
    • Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance picloram (EFSA)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Landscape/yard, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Degradant/impurity.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance picloram (EFSA)

      2009 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

6 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-04

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 1997

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →

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 Picloram in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

6

Landscape/yardLaboratory supplies

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
See products using Picloram →