Carbaryl belongs to a class of carbamate insecticides and acaricides.

There was no indication that there were industrial uses of carbaryl in the European Community.

For another three chemicals, carbaryl, methyl parathion and mirex, only one notification had fulfilled all the Annex II criteria.

Carbaryl was authorized for use as an agricultural pesticide in some Member States of the European Community for many years.

The review of the data submitted for carbaryl by the European Community resulted in the following main conclusions: Carbaryl is a carcinogen Category 3† (R40-limited evidence of a carcinogenic effect) and it is harmful by inhalation as well as if swallowed; A robust risk assessment for the safety of consumers was not possible due to the lack of information on the actual levels of two metabolites of carbaryl (4- and 5-hydroxy carbaryl) in apples.

The Committee noted that the final regulatory action had not been based on concerns about intentional misuse of carbaryl.

It concluded that at least two notifications for alachlor and aldicarb met the criteria set out in Annex I of the Convention, as did one notification for carbaryl.

Alternatives for livestock treatments include: Carbaryl, Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Malathion, Phosmet, Tetrachlorvinphos, Trichlorfon, Cyfluthrin, Cypermethrin, Fenvalerate, Permethrin, Pyrethrin, Rotenone, Eprinomectin, Evermectin, Abamectin, Doramectin, Moxidectin and Phosmet (CEC, 2006).

The notification and supporting documentation identified carbaryl as a carcinogen Category 3 (R40-limited evidence of carcinogenic effect) and as harmful by inhalation and if swallowed.

Carbaryl has also been used as a plant growth regulator in orchards (e.g. apple trees) for the purpose of fruit thinning.