Food additive databasefungicideChecked 2026-10-02
Pyrimethanil ピリメタニル
Designated additiveNot on the EU additive list
- Purpose
- fungicide
- On the label
- “防かび剤（ピリメタニル）” (antifungal agent (pyrimethanil)), “防ばい剤（ピリメタニル）” (antifungal agent (pyrimethanil))
- Name in the List of Designated Additives
- ピリメタニル (No. 337)
In Japan
- An antifungal agent used to prevent mold on fruit after harvest. The standards for use set the fruits it can be used on and the upper limits.
- Antifungal agents must be written together with the purpose name, as in “防かび剤（ピリメタニル）” (antifungal agent (pyrimethanil)). It is also among the additives for which sellers are guided to display a notice that it was used, even for loose sales not in packaging (Attachment, Additive 1-6).
Japan's standards for use
- Apricots, cherries (ōtō), citrus fruits (excluding mandarin oranges (mikan)), plums, peaches: 0.010 g/kg
- European pears, quinces, apples: 0.014 g/kg
This is a summary of the standards for use. See the source list for the exact conditions.
In the EU
- It is not on the EU list of food additives (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II), so it cannot be used as a food additive in the EU.
- It is not on the EU list of food additives. In the EU it is treated as a pesticide (an active substance of plant protection products), and the amounts allowed to remain in food are set by maximum residue limits (Regulation 396/2005).
When it is labeled under a shared name
Pyrimethanil may be declared on the label in the same way as “防かび剤（OPP・TBZ・イマザリルなど）”. See Post-harvest fungicides (OPP, TBZ, imazalil etc.) for details.
Sources
- List of Designated Additives — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- Standards for use and storage of each additive — Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation (Japanese)
- EU food additive database (Japanese translation) — MAFF (Japanese)
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 on food additives — EUR-Lex
- 消費者庁「食品表示基準について」別添 添加物関係（簡略名・用途名併記・一括名・栄養強化の範囲・ばら売りの表示） (Japanese)
- Regulation (EC) No 396/2005（食品中の農薬の残留基準）（EUR-Lex） (Japanese)
Checked 2026-10-02. Rules and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.
This page lists facts stated in laws and in evaluations by public bodies; it is not a safety verdict. Additives used in Japan are approved by the government, which sets the foods and amounts they can be used in. The ADI is a guide to the amount that is considered safe to take every day over a lifetime.