Parathion-methyl

Function

Insecticide

CAS No.

298-00-0

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. 2 - H300
Acute Tox. 2 - H330
Acute Tox. 3 - H311
Aquatic Acute 1 - H400
Aquatic Chronic 1 - H410
Flam. Liq. 3 - H226
STOT RE 2 - H373

Maximum Residue Limits (MRL)

Residue Definition for Monitoring Purposes (current)

Parathion-methyl (sum of Parathion-methyl and paraoxon-methyl expressed as Parathion-methyl)

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Products	Reg. (EU) No 899/2012 Applicable	Reg. (EC) No 839/2008 No longer applicable
FRUITS, FRESH or FROZEN; TREE NUTS		0.02*
Citrus fruits	0.01*	0.02*
Grapefruits	0.01*	0.02*
Oranges	0.01*	0.02*
Lemons	0.01*	0.02*
Limes	0.01*	0.02*
Mandarins	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Tree nuts	0.02*	0.02*
Almonds	0.02*	0.02*
Brazil nuts	0.02*	0.02*
Cashew nuts	0.02*	0.02*
Chestnuts	0.02*	0.02*
Coconuts	0.02*	0.02*
Hazelnuts/cobnuts	0.02*	0.02*
Macadamias	0.02*	0.02*
Pecans	0.02*	0.02*
Pine nut kernels	0.02*	0.02*
Pistachios	0.02*	0.02*
Walnuts	0.02*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.02*
Pome fruits	0.01*	0.02*
Apples	0.01*	0.02*
Pears	0.01*	0.02*
Quinces	0.01*	0.02*
Medlars	0.01*	0.02*
Loquats/Japanese medlars	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Stone fruits	0.01*	0.02*
Apricots	0.01*	0.02*
Cherries (sweet)	0.01*	0.02*
Peaches	0.01*	0.02*
Plums	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Berries and small fruits	0.01*	0.02*
(a) grapes	0.01*	0.02*
Table grapes	0.01*	0.02*
Wine grapes	0.01*	0.02*
(b) strawberries	0.01*	0.02*
(c) cane fruits	0.01*	0.02*
Blackberries	0.01*	0.02*
Dewberries	0.01*	0.02*
Raspberries (red and yellow)	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(d) other small fruits and berries	0.01*	0.02*
Blueberries	0.01*	0.02*
Cranberries	0.01*	0.02*
Currants (black, red and white)	0.01*	0.02*
Gooseberries (green, red and yellow)	0.01*	0.02*
Rose hips	0.01*	0.02*
Mulberries (black and white)	0.01*	0.02*
Azaroles/Mediterranean medlars	0.01*	0.02*
Elderberries	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Miscellaneous fruitswith	0.01*	0.02*
(a) edible peel	0.01*	0.02*
Dates	0.01*	0.02*
Figs	0.01*	0.02*
Table olives	0.01*	0.02*
Kumquats	0.01*	0.02*
Carambolas	0.01*	0.02*
Kaki/Japanese persimmons	0.01*	0.02*
Jambuls/jambolans	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(b) inedible peel, small	0.01*	0.02*
Kiwi fruits (green, red, yellow)	0.01*	0.02*
Litchis/lychees	0.01*	0.02*
Passionfruits/maracujas	0.01*	0.02*
Prickly pears/cactus fruits	0.01*	0.02*
Star apples/cainitos	0.01*	0.02*
American persimmons/Virginia kaki	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(c) inedible peel, large	0.01*	0.02*
Avocados	0.01*	0.02*
Bananas	0.01*	0.02*
Mangoes	0.01*	0.02*
Papayas	0.01*	0.02*
Granate apples/pomegranates	0.01*	0.02*
Cherimoyas	0.01*	0.02*
Guavas	0.01*	0.02*
Pineapples	0.01*	0.02*
Breadfruits	0.01*	0.02*
Durians	0.01*	0.02*
Soursops/guanabanas	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
VEGETABLES, FRESH or FROZEN		0.02*
Root and tuber vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
(a) potatoes	0.01*	0.02*
(b) tropical root and tuber vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
Cassava roots/manioc	0.01*	0.02*
Sweet potatoes	0.01*	0.02*
Yams	0.01*	0.02*
Arrowroots	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(c) other root and tuber vegetables except sugar beets	0.01*	0.02*
Beetroots	0.01*	0.02*
Carrots	0.01*	0.02*
Celeriacs/turnip rooted celeries	0.01*	0.02*
Horseradishes	0.01*	0.02*
Jerusalem artichokes	0.01*	0.02*
Parsnips	0.01*	0.02*
Parsley roots/Hamburg roots parsley	0.01*	0.02*
Radishes	0.01*	0.02*
Salsifies	0.01*	0.02*
Swedes/rutabagas	0.01*	0.02*
Turnips	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Bulb vegetables	0.02*	0.02*
Garlic	0.02*	0.02*
Onions	0.02*	0.02*
Shallots	0.02*	0.02*
Spring onions/green onions and Welsh onions	0.02*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.02*
Fruiting vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
(a) Solanaceae and Malvaceae	0.01*	0.02*
Tomatoes	0.01*	0.02*
Sweet peppers/bell peppers	0.01*	0.02*
Aubergines/eggplants	0.01*	0.02*
Okra/lady's fingers	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(b) cucurbits with edible peel	0.01*	0.02*
Cucumbers	0.01*	0.02*
Gherkins	0.01*	0.02*
Courgettes	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(c) cucurbits with inedible peel	0.01*	0.02*
Melons	0.01*	0.02*
Pumpkins	0.01*	0.02*
Watermelons	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(d) sweet corn	0.01*	0.02*
(e) other fruiting vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
Brassica vegetables(excluding brassica roots and brassica baby leaf crops)	0.01*	0.02*
(a) flowering brassica	0.01*	0.02*
Broccoli	0.01*	0.02*
Cauliflowers	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(b) head brassica	0.01*	0.02*
Brussels sprouts	0.01*	0.02*
Head cabbages	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(c) leafy brassica	0.01*	0.02*
Chinese cabbages/pe-tsai	0.01*	0.02*
Kales	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(d) kohlrabies	0.01*	0.02*
Leaf vegetables, herbs and edible flowers		0.02*
(a) lettuces and salad plants	0.01*	0.02*
Lamb's lettuces/corn salads	0.01*	0.02*
Lettuces	0.01*	0.02*
Escaroles/broad-leaved endives	0.01*	0.02*
Cresses and other sprouts and shoots	0.01*	0.02*
Land cresses	0.01*	0.02*
Roman rocket/rucola	0.01*	0.02*
Red mustards	0.01*	0.02*
Baby leaf crops (including brassica species)	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(b) spinaches and similar leaves	0.01*	0.02*
Spinaches	0.01*	0.02*
Purslanes	0.01*	0.02*
Chards/beet leaves	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
(c) grape leaves and similar species	0.01*	0.02*
(d) watercresses	0.01*	0.02*
(e) witloofs/Belgian endives	0.01*	0.02*
(f) herbs and edible flowers	0.02*	0.02*
Chervil	0.02*	0.02*
Chives	0.02*	0.02*
Celery leaves	0.02*	0.02*
Parsley	0.02*	0.02*
Sage	0.02*	0.02*
Rosemary	0.02*	0.02*
Thyme	0.02*	0.02*
Basil and edible flowers	0.02*	0.02*
Laurel/bay leaves	0.02*	0.02*
Tarragon	0.02*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.02*
Legume vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
Beans (with pods)	0.01*	0.02*
Beans (without pods)	0.01*	0.02*
Peas (with pods)	0.01*	0.02*
Peas (without pods)	0.01*	0.02*
Lentils	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Stem vegetables	0.01*	0.02*
Asparagus	0.01*	0.02*
Cardoons	0.01*	0.02*
Celeries	0.01*	0.02*
Florence fennels	0.01*	0.02*
Globe artichokes	0.01*	0.02*
Leeks	0.01*	0.02*
Rhubarbs	0.01*	0.02*
Bamboo shoots	0.01*	0.02*
Palm hearts	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Fungi, mosses and lichens	0.01*	0.02*
Cultivated fungi	0.01*	0.02*
Wild fungi	0.01*	0.02*
Mosses and lichens	0.01*	0.02*
Algae and prokaryotes organisms	0.01*	0.02*
PULSES	0.01*
Beans	0.01*	0.02*
Lentils	0.01*	0.02*
Peas	0.01*	0.2
Lupins/lupini beans	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
OILSEEDS AND OIL FRUITS	0.02*
Oilseeds	0.02*	0.05*
Linseeds	0.02*	0.05*
Peanuts/groundnuts	0.02*	0.05*
Poppy seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Sesame seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Sunflower seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Rapeseeds/canola seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Soyabeans	0.02*	0.05*
Mustard seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Cotton seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Pumpkin seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Safflower seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Borage seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Gold of pleasure seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Hemp seeds	0.02*	0.05*
Castor beans	0.02*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.05*
Oil fruits	0.02*
Olives for oil production	0.02*	0.02*
Oil palms kernels	0.02*	0.05*
Oil palms fruits	0.02*	0.05*
Kapok	0.02*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.05*
CEREALS	0.02*	0.02*
Barley	0.02*	0.02*
Buckwheat and other pseudocereals	0.02*	0.02*
Maize/corn	0.02*	0.02*
Common millet/proso millet	0.02*	0.02*
Oat	0.02*	0.02*
Rice	0.02*	0.02*
Rye	0.02*	0.02*
Sorghum	0.02*	0.02*
Wheat	0.02*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.02*	0.02*
TEAS, COFFEE, HERBAL INFUSIONS, COCOA AND CAROBS	0.05*	0.05*
Teas	0.05*	0.05*
Coffee beans	0.05*	0.05*
Herbal infusions from	0.05*	0.05*
(a) flowers	0.05*	0.05*
Chamomile	0.05*	0.05*
Hibiscus/roselle	0.05*	0.05*
Rose	0.05*	0.05*
Jasmine	0.05*	0.05*
Lime/linden	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
(b) leaves and herbs	0.05*	0.05*
Strawberry	0.05*	0.05*
Rooibos	0.05*	0.05*
Mate/maté	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
(c) roots	0.05*	0.05*
Valerian	0.05*	0.05*
Ginseng	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
(d) any other parts of the plant	0.05*	0.05*
Cocoa beans	0.05*	0.05*
Carobs/Saint John's breads	0.05*	0.05*
HOPS	0.05*	0.05*
SPICES
Seed spices	5	5
Anise/aniseed	5	5
Black caraway/black cumin	5	5
Celery	5	5
Coriander	5	5
Cumin	5	5
Dill	5	5
Fennel	5	5
Fenugreek	5	5
Nutmeg	5	5
Others (2)	5	5
Fruit spices	5	5
Allspice/pimento	5	5
Sichuan pepper	5	5
Caraway	5	5
Cardamom	5	5
Juniper berry	5	5
Peppercorn (black, green and white)	5	5
Vanilla	5	5
Tamarind	5	5
Others (2)	5	5
Bark spices	0.05*	0.05*
Cinnamon	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
Root and rhizome spices	3	3
Liquorice	3	3
Ginger (10)	3	3
Turmeric/curcuma	3	3
Horseradish (11)	3	3
Others (2)	3	3
Bud spices	0.05*	0.05*
Cloves	0.05*	0.05*
Capers	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
Flower pistil spices	0.05*	0.05*
Saffron	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
Aril spices	0.05*	0.05*
Mace	0.05*	0.05*
Others (2)	0.05*	0.05*
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Sugar beet roots	0.01*	0.02*
Sugar canes	0.01*	0.02*
Chicory roots	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
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*	0.02*
Cattle	0.01*	0.02*
Sheep	0.01*	0.02*
Goat	0.01*	0.02*
Horse	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Birds eggs	0.01*	0.02*
Chicken	0.01*	0.02*
Duck	0.01*	0.02*
Geese	0.01*	0.02*
Quail	0.01*	0.02*
Others (2)	0.01*	0.02*
Honey and other apiculture products (7)	0.01*
Amphibians and Reptiles	0.01*
Terrestrial invertebrate animals	0.01*
Wild terrestrial vertebrate animals	0.01*