# lambda-Cyhalothrin

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7032559
Categories: food, industrial
Functions: Antimicrobial
Identifier: DTXSID7032559

> lambda-Cyhalothrin: Used in consumer products as an antimicrobial. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 20/100 — Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Pesticides.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Conclusion on Pesticides Peer Review — Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin (EFSA)
- EU: Conclusion on Pesticides Peer Review — Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance gamma-cyhalothrin (EFSA)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide, Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer, includes gamma isomer.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance lambda-cyhalothrin (EFSA) — 2014 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3677; Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance gamma-cyhalothrin (EFSA) — 2014 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3560.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated November 2016): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bxn/bxnhs.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:Z44TGV333K

_Assessed by Greenveil._