Cyprodinil シプロジニル
Dicarboximides and others: Classes used against gray mold and similar diseases (procymidone, iprodione, fludioxonil and others).
In Japan
- Registration
- Registered as a pesticide (first registered August 31, 1998). 2 formulated products contain it.
- Main registered crops
- ume (Japanese apricot), mikan (mandarin orange), citrus, grape, onion, apple and others (8 crop names in the registered uses)
- Toxicity class
- Active ingredient: Ordinary substanceClasses of the 2 formulated products (diluted products sold): ordinary substance 2Classes under Japan's Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act.
- ADI (acceptable daily intake)
- 0.027 mg per kg of body weight per day
- ARfD (acute reference dose)
- not evaluated
- Evaluation
- Food Safety Commission of Japan, September 24, 2012
ADI: the amount considered to have no effect on health even if eaten every day for a lifetime. ARfD: the amount considered to have no effect on health when eaten at one time (within 24 hours). Both are set by the Food Safety Commission of Japan, mainly from animal studies.
In Japan's national residue testing (fiscal 2024)
| Produce | Detected / tested | Detection rate | Over the limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 39 / 2,539 | 1.5% | 0 |
| Imported | 85 / 3,227 | 2.6% | 0 |
Found in domestic foods: ume (Japanese apricot), cherry (including cherries), grape, apple, bell pepper, Japanese pear, European pear (max. 0.48 ppm)
Found in imported foods: strawberry, Welsh onion (including leek), grape, tomato, blueberry, raspberry, lettuce (including butterhead and chisha lettuce) (max. 1.14 ppm)
Tests are counted as pesticide × sample. Any detection counts as “detected” — it does not mean the limit was exceeded. For pesticides outside the top 20, figures are summed from the food-by-food tables of the full report.
Evaluations abroad
- WHO acute toxicity class
- Not listed in the WHO 2019 tablesBased on the toxicity of the undiluted active ingredient given once, mainly to rats by mouth (LD50 = the dose that kills half; the smaller, the stronger the acute toxicity). It is not an assessment of the safety of residues in food.
- EU
- Approved in the EU (approval expires July 2027)Designated a “candidate for substitution” (to be replaced if safer alternatives exist).EU ADI: 0.03 mg/kg bw/day; ARfD: —
- IARC (carcinogenicity)
- No matching entry in the IARC list (not evaluated or out of scope, including Group 3)
Related explainers
Sources
- FAMIC (Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center), pesticide registration information (as of Sept. 30, 2026) (Japanese)
- Food Safety Commission of Japan, risk assessment report on Cyprodinil (September 24, 2012) (Japanese)
- MHLW, results of pesticide residue testing in foods, fiscal 2024 (Japanese)
- Consumer Affairs Agency, daily intake survey of pesticide residues in foods, fiscal 2024 (Japanese)
- EU Pesticides Database (Cyprodinil)
Last checked 2026-10-01. Registrations and evaluations change over time. This page is a translation of our Japanese page; if they differ, the Japanese page is the reference.