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Trifloxystrobin in food: ingestion safety

Moderate risk

(People-specific data is limited; this page draws from human adult context.) Trifloxystrobin — fungicide. See EDC classification.

What is trifloxystrobin?

Also known as: Triticonazole, Alios, Charter, C2O101E6G4.

CAS number
131983-72-7
Molecular formula
C17H20ClN3O
Molecular weight
317.8 g/mol
SMILES
CC1(CCC(=CC2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)C1(CN3C=NC=N3)O)C
PubChem CID
6537961

Risk for people

Moderate risk

Trifloxystrobin — fungicide. See EDC classification.

Regulatory consensus

1 regulatory bodyhas classified Trifloxystrobin.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
Unknown——

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where you encounter trifloxystrobin

  • Agricultural Products — crop treatment, soil application
  • Food Chain — residue on produce, water contamination

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Trifloxystrobin:

  • Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Biopesticides; Biological control
    Trade-offs: Combines biological, cultural, and targeted chemical controls; reduces overall chemical use 30-70%; requires trained practitioners and monitoring infrastructure; higher management complexity; proven effective at scale in many crop systems.
    Relative cost: 1.2-2×

Frequently asked questions

What products contain trifloxystrobin?

Trifloxystrobin appears in: crop treatment (Agricultural products); soil application (Agricultural products); residue on produce (Food chain); water contamination (Food chain).

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Sources (1)
  1. PubChem (2026) — database

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