- food
- pharma
Cypermethrin
CAS 52315-07-8
Also registered as 14 other CAS numbers
211504-93-7 · 69865-47-0 · 86752-99-0 · 86753-92-6 · 88161-75-5 · 97955-44-7 · 137497-61-1 · 139203-31-9 · 142443-95-6 · 146909-55-9 · 159940-28-0 · 186554-45-0 · 727730-89-4 · 886997-17-7
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Cypermethrin in plain language
Also known as (s)-cypermethrin · Agrometrin · Agrothrin · Ammo · Ardap · Barricade
Show all 24 names
Basathrin · Creokhin · Cymbush · Cymperator · Cyperco · Cypercopal · Cyperil · Cyperkill · Cypermethrine · Cypersect · Hilcyperin · Neramethrin · Ripcord · Sherpa · Supercypermethrin · Ustaad · cypermethrin concentrate 90% · cypermethrin manufacturing concentrate
Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial.
- Antimicrobial
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Cypermethrin appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Pharma
- Food
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 50 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 50 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including 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 Cypermethrin. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Cypermethrin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Food use
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Cypermethrin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
50
Named organisations
6
PesticidesFood and drug
Typical roles
Antimicrobial