Lindane

Function

Insecticide

CAS No.

See note

Human Health Reference Values

Chronic Toxicity

ADI

AOEL

Acute Toxicity

ARfD

AAOEL

Authorization at National Level

Not authorized in any EU country

Classification & Labelling

Echa Chemical Database

Acute Tox. 3 - H301
Acute Tox. 4 - H312
Acute Tox. 4 - H332
Aquatic Acute 1 - H400
Aquatic Chronic 1 - H410
Lact. - H362
STOT RE 2 - H373

Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Residue Definition for Monitoring Purposes (current)

Lindane (Gamma-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH))(F)

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Products	Reg. (EU) 2017/978 Applicable	Reg. (EC) No 149/2008 No longer applicable
FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS	0.01*	0.01*
Citrus fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Grapefruits	0.01*	0.01*
Oranges	0.01*	0.01*
Lemons	0.01*	0.01*
Limes	0.01*	0.01*
Mandarins	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Tree nuts	0.01*	0.01*
Almonds	0.01*	0.01*
Brazil nuts	0.01*	0.01*
Cashew nuts	0.01*	0.01*
Chestnuts	0.01*	0.01*
Coconuts	0.01*	0.01*
Hazelnuts/cobnuts	0.01*	0.01*
Macadamias	0.01*	0.01*
Pecans	0.01*	0.01*
Pine nut kernels	0.01*	0.01*
Pistachios	0.01*	0.01*
Walnuts	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Pome fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Apples	0.01*	0.01*
Pears	0.01*	0.01*
Quinces	0.01*	0.01*
Medlars	0.01*	0.01*
Loquats/Japanese medlars	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Stone fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Apricots	0.01*	0.01*
Cherries (sweet)	0.01*	0.01*
Peaches	0.01*	0.01*
Plums	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Berries and small fruits	0.01*	0.01*
(a) grapes	0.01*	0.01*
Table grapes	0.01*	0.01*
Wine grapes	0.01*	0.01*
(b) strawberries	0.01*	0.01*
(c) cane fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Blackberries	0.01*	0.01*
Dewberries	0.01*	0.01*
Raspberries (red and yellow)	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(d) other small fruits and berries	0.01*	0.01*
Blueberries	0.01*	0.01*
Cranberries	0.01*	0.01*
Currants (black, red and white)	0.01*	0.01*
Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)	0.01*	0.01*
Rose hips	0.01*	0.01*
Mulberries (black and white)	0.01*	0.01*
Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars	0.01*	0.01*
Elderberries	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Miscellaneous fruitswith	0.01*	0.01*
(a) edible peel	0.01*	0.01*
Dates	0.01*	0.01*
Figs	0.01*	0.01*
Table olives	0.01*	0.01*
Kumquats	0.01*	0.01*
Carambolas	0.01*	0.01*
Kaki/Japanese persimmons	0.01*	0.01*
Jambuls/jambolans	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(b) inedible peel, small	0.01*	0.01*
Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)	0.01*	0.01*
Litchis/lychees	0.01*	0.01*
Passionfruits/maracujas	0.01*	0.01*
Prickly pears/cactus fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Star apples/cainitos	0.01*	0.01*
American persimmons/Virginia kaki	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(c) inedible peel, large	0.01*	0.01*
Avocados	0.01*	0.01*
Bananas	0.01*	0.01*
Mangoes	0.01*	0.01*
Papayas	0.01*	0.01*
Granate apples/pomegranates	0.01*	0.01*
Cherimoyas	0.01*	0.01*
Guavas	0.01*	0.01*
Pineapples	0.01*	0.01*
Breadfruits	0.01*	0.01*
Durians	0.01*	0.01*
Soursops/guanabanas	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN	0.01*	0.01*
Root and tuber vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
(a) potatoes	0.01*	0.01*
(b) tropical root and tuber vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
Cassava roots/manioc	0.01*	0.01*
Sweet potatoes	0.01*	0.01*
Yams	0.01*	0.01*
Arrowroots	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(c) other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets	0.01*	0.01*
Beetroots	0.01*	0.01*
Carrots	0.01*	0.01*
Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries	0.01*	0.01*
Horseradishes	0.01*	0.01*
Jerusalem artichokes	0.01*	0.01*
Parsnips	0.01*	0.01*
Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley	0.01*	0.01*
Radishes	0.01*	0.01*
Salsifies	0.01*	0.01*
Swedes/rutabagas	0.01*	0.01*
Turnips	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Bulb vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
Garlic	0.01*	0.01*
Onions	0.01*	0.01*
Shallots	0.01*	0.01*
Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Fruiting vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
(a) Solanaceae and Malvaceae	0.01*	0.01*
Tomatoes	0.01*	0.01*
Sweet peppers/bell peppers	0.01*	0.01*
Aubergines/eggplants	0.01*	0.01*
Okra/lady's fingers	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(b) cucurbits with edible peel	0.01*	0.01*
Cucumbers	0.01*	0.01*
Gherkins	0.01*	0.01*
Courgettes	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(c) cucurbits with inedible peel	0.01*	0.01*
Melons	0.01*	0.01*
Pumpkins	0.01*	0.01*
Watermelons	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(d) sweet corn	0.01*	0.01*
(e) other fruiting vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
Brassica vegetables(excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)	0.01*	0.01*
(a) flowering brassica	0.01*	0.01*
Broccoli	0.01*	0.01*
Cauliflowers	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(b) head brassica	0.01*	0.01*
Brussels sprouts	0.01*	0.01*
Head cabbages	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(c) leafy brassica	0.01*	0.01*
Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai	0.01*	0.01*
Kales	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(d) kohlrabies	0.01*	0.01*
Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers	0.01*	0.01*
(a) lettuces and salad plants	0.01*	0.01*
Lamb's lettuces/corn salads	0.01*	0.01*
Lettuces	0.01*	0.01*
Escaroles/broad-leaved endives	0.01*	0.01*
Cresses and other sprouts and shoots	0.01*	0.01*
Land cresses	0.01*	0.01*
Roman rocket/rucola	0.01*	0.01*
Red mustards	0.01*	0.01*
Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(b) spinaches and similar leaves	0.01*	0.01*
Spinaches	0.01*	0.01*
Purslanes	0.01*	0.01*
Chards/beet leaves	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
(c) grape leaves and similar species	0.01*	0.01*
(d) watercresses	0.01*	0.01*
(e) witloofs/Belgian endives	0.01*	0.01*
(f) herbs and edible flowers	0.01*	0.01*
Chervil	0.01*	0.01*
Chives	0.01*	0.01*
Celery leaves	0.01*	0.01*
Parsley	0.01*	0.01*
Sage	0.01*	0.01*
Rosemary	0.01*	0.01*
Thyme	0.01*	0.01*
Basil and edible flowers	0.01*	0.01*
Laurel/bay leaves	0.01*	0.01*
Tarragon	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Legume vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
Beans (with pods)	0.01*	0.01*
Beans (without pods)	0.01*	0.01*
Peas (with pods)	0.01*	0.01*
Peas (without pods)	0.01*	0.01*
Lentils	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Stem vegetables	0.01*	0.01*
Asparagus	0.01*	0.01*
Cardoons	0.01*	0.01*
Celeries	0.01*	0.01*
Florence fennels	0.01*	0.01*
Globe artichokes	0.01*	0.01*
Leeks	0.01*	0.01*
Rhubarbs	0.01*	0.01*
Bamboo shoots	0.01*	0.01*
Palm hearts	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Fungi, mosses and lichens	0.01*	0.01*
Cultivated fungi	0.01*	0.01*
Wild fungi	0.01*	0.01*
Mosses and lichens	0.01*	0.01*
Algae and prokaryotes organisms	0.01*	0.01*
PULSES	0.01*	0.01*
Beans	0.01*	0.01*
Lentils	0.01*	0.01*
Peas	0.01*	0.01*
Lupins/lupini beans	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS	0.01*	0.01*
Oilseeds	0.01*	0.01*
Linseeds	0.01*	0.01*
Peanuts/groundnuts	0.01*	0.01*
Poppy seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Sesame seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Sunflower seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Rapeseeds/canola seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Soyabeans	0.01*	0.01*
Mustard seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Cotton seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Pumpkin seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Safflower seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Borage seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Gold of pleasure seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Hemp seeds	0.01*	0.01*
Castor beans	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Oil fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Olives for oil production	0.01*	0.01*
Oil palms kernels	0.01*	0.01*
Oil palms fruits	0.01*	0.01*
Kapok	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
CEREALS	0.01*	0.01*
Barley	0.01*	0.01*
Buckwheat and other pseudocereals	0.01*	0.01*
Maize/corn	0.01*	0.01*
Common millet/proso millet	0.01*	0.01*
Oat	0.01*	0.01*
Rice	0.01*	0.01*
Rye	0.01*	0.01*
Sorghum	0.01*	0.01*
Wheat	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS	0.01*
Teas	0.01*	0.05*
Coffee beans	0.01*	0.1
Herbal infusions from	0.01*
(a) flowers	0.01*	1
Chamomile	0.01*	1
Hibiscus/roselle	0.01*	1
Rose	0.01*	1
Jasmine	0.01*	1
Lime/linden	0.01*	1
Others (2)	0.01*	1
(b) leaves and herbs	0.01*	1
Strawberry	0.01*	1
Rooibos	0.01*	1
Mate/maté	0.01*	1
Others (2)	0.01*	1
(c) roots	0.01*	1
Valerian	0.01*	1
Ginseng	0.01*	1
Others (2)	0.01*	1
(d) any other parts of the plant	0.01*	0.05*
Cocoa beans	0.01*	1
Carobs/Saint John's breads	0.01*	0.05*
HOPS	0.01*	0.05*
SPICES		0.5
Seed spices	0.01*	0.5
Anise/aniseed	0.01*	0.5
Black caraway/black cumin	0.01*	0.5
Celery	0.01*	0.5
Coriander	0.01*	0.5
Cumin	0.01*	0.5
Dill	0.01*	0.5
Fennel	0.01*	0.5
Fenugreek	0.01*	0.5
Nutmeg	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Fruit spices	0.01*	0.5
Allspice/pimento	0.01*	0.5
Sichuan pepper	0.01*	0.5
Caraway	0.01*	0.5
Cardamom	0.01*	0.5
Juniper berry	0.01*	0.5
Peppercorn (black, green and white)	0.01*	0.5
Vanilla	0.01*	0.5
Tamarind	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Bark spices	0.01*	0.5
Cinnamon	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Root and rhizome spices		0.5
Liquorice	0.01*	0.5
Ginger (10)	0.01*	0.5
Turmeric/curcuma	0.01*	0.5
Horseradish (11)		0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Bud spices	0.01*	0.5
Cloves	0.01*	0.5
Capers	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Flower pistil spices	0.01*	0.5
Saffron	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
Aril spices	0.01*	0.5
Mace	0.01*	0.5
Others (2)	0.01*	0.5
SUGAR PLANTS	0.01*	0.01*
Sugar beet roots	0.01*	0.01*
Sugar canes	0.01*	0.01*
Chicory roots	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN -TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS	0.01*
Commodities from	0.01*	0.02
(a) swine	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
(b) bovine	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
(c) sheep	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
d) goat	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
(e) equine	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
(f) poultry	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
(g) other farmed terrestrial animals	0.01*	0.02
Muscle	0.01*	0.02
Fat	0.01*	0.02
Liver	0.01*	0.02
Kidney	0.01*	0.02
Edible offals (other than liver and kidney)	0.01*	0.02
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02
Milk	0.01*	0.001*
Cattle	0.01*	0.001*
Sheep	0.01*	0.001*
Goat	0.01*	0.001*
Horse	0.01*	0.001*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.001*
Birds eggs	0.01*	0.01*
Chicken	0.01*	0.01*
Duck	0.01*	0.01*
Geese	0.01*	0.01*
Quail	0.01*	0.01*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.01*
Honey and other apiculture products (7)	0.01*	0.01*
Amphibians and Reptiles	0.01*
Terrestrial invertebrate animals	0.01*
Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals	0.01*