Hazardous Materials List

Version: 1.01.2018 v 1.1

All agrochemicals, especially pesticides, can be potentially hazardous in some form or other to human and
animal health as well as to the environment and therefore should be used only under caution. Fairtrade
International recommends the use of other methods like proper choice of crops and varieties, suitable
cultivation practices and biological material for pest, before a chemical pesticide is used for pest control.

The Hazardous Materials List (HML) is divided in three lists: the Red List, the Orange List and the Yellow
List.

 Red List: The Red List is a ‘prohibited’ list and includes materials that must not be used on
Fairtrade products.

 Orange List: The Orange List is a ‘restricted’ List and includes materials that may be used under
conditions specified in this document thus restricting their use. The use of materials in this list will
be monitored by Fairtrade International. Operators should be aware that some of these materials
are to be phased out by 30 June 2020 as indicated in the list. The other materials in the list may
eventually be prohibited and are encouraged to abandon their use

 Yellow List: The Yellow List is a ‘flagged’ list and includes materials which are flagged for being
hazardous and should be used under extreme caution. Fairtrade International will be monitoring
the classification of these materials by international bodies like PAN, WHO and FAO, and
materials may be prohibited in the future. Operators are encouraged to abandon their use.

Classification of materials in the HML

The Hazardous Materials List includes materials that are identified as Highly Hazardous as defined in the
Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management adopted by FAO and WHO in 2013. The PML has been build
based on information from PAN International List of Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHP).

Highly Hazardous Pesticides (FAO/WHO)

“Highly Hazardous Pesticides means pesticides that are acknowledged to present particularly high levels
of acute or chronic hazards to health or environment according to internationally accepted classification
systems such as WHO or GHS or their listing in relevant binding international agreements or conventions.
In addition, pesticides that appear to cause severe or irreversible harm to health or the environment under
conditions of use in a country may be considered to be and treated as highly hazardous.”

“Hazard means the inherent property of a substance, agent or situation having the potential to cause
undesirable consequences (e.g. properties that can cause adverse effects or damage to health, the
environment or property).”

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Hazard criteria for identification of Highly Hazardous Pesticides1

Hazard criteria Measure (hazard classifications used)

Conventions Persistent Organic Pollutants (Stockholm Convention)

PIC substances (The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Information Consent

Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade)

Ozone depleting substances (Montreal Protocol)

High acute toxicity ‘Extremely hazardous’ (Class 1a) according to WHO Recommended
Classification of Pesticides by Hazard

‘Highly hazardous’ (Class 1b) according to WHO Recommended Classification

of Pesticides by Hazard

‘Fatal if inhaled’ (H330) according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

Long term toxic Carcinogenic to humans according to IARC, US EPA or ‘Known or presumed
effect or chronic human carcinogens’ (Category 1) according to the Globally Harmonized System
exposure (GHS)

Probable/likely carcinogenic to humans according to IARC, US EPA

‘Substances known to induce heritable mutations (mutagenic) or to be

regarded as if they induce heritable mutations in the germ cells of humans’,
‘Substances known to induce heritable mutations in the germ cells of humans’
(Category I) according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

‘Known or Presumed human reproductive toxicant’ (reprotoxic) (Category I)

according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

Potential endocrine disruptor according to EU Category 1 or ‘Suspected

human reproductive toxicant’ (Category 2) AND ‘Suspected human carcinogen’
(Category 2) according to the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) or
Environmental ‘Very persistent’ half-life > 60 days in marine-or freshwater or half-life > 180
concern days in soil (‘typical’ half-life), marine or freshwater sediment (indicators and
thresholds according to the Stockholm Convention) and/or

‘Very bioaccumulative’ (BCF >5000) or Kow logP >5 (existing BCF data
supersede Kow log P data) (indicators and thresholds according to the
Stockholm Convention) and/or

Very toxic to aquatic organisms (LC/EC 50 [48h] for Daphnia spp. < 0,1 mg/l)
Hazard to ‘Highly toxic for bees’ according to U.S. EPA (LD50, μg/bee < 2) (includes
ecosystem Greenpeace bee toxic 7, namely: Clothianidin, Imidacloprid, Thiametoxam,
services Clorpyriphos, Cypermethrin, Deltamethrin, and Fipronil)

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A glossary of terms and abbreviations used are given in the end of this document.

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Part 1: Fairtrade International Red List of Prohibited Materials
The Red List is a ‘prohibited’ list and includes Highly Hazardous Pesticides that must not be used on
Fairtrade products.

The criteria for classifying a material in the Red List are:

 Listed in conventions OR
 High acute toxicity OR
 Long term toxic effect or chronic exposure (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Repro-toxic, Endocrine
disruptor) OR
 Environmental concern (two of the following three effects on environment a) Very persistent, b)
Very bioaccumulative, c) Very toxic to aquatic organisms; OR
 Considered as obsolete
Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure
2,3,4,5-Bistetrahydro-2-
1 126-15-8 x
furaldehyde
2 2,4,5-T 93-76-5 x x

3 2,4,5-TCP 35471-43-3 x

4 Acetochlor 34256-82-1 x

5 Acrolein 107-02-8 x

6 Alachlor 15972-60-8 x x

7 Aldicarb 116-06-3 x x x

8 Aldrin 309-00-2 x x x x

9 Allyl alcohol 107-18-6 x

10 alpha-BHC;alpha-HCH 319-84-6 x

11 Alpha-chlorohydrin* 96-24-2 x

12 Amitrole 61-82-5 x

13 Anthracene oil 90640-80-5 x

14 Arsenic and its compounds 7778-39-4 x

15 Asbestos 1332-21-4 x

16 Azafenidin 68049-83-2 x

17 Azinphos-ethyl 2642-71-9 x x

18 Azinphos-methyl 86-50-0 x x x

19 Azocyclotin 41083-11-8 x x

20 Benomyl 17804-35-2 x x

21 beta-HCH; beta-BCH 319-85-7 x x

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Note: Hazard to ecosystem services is not a criteria for Red list, but the column is added to Red list to indicate that the materials are bee toxic also.

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure

22 Binapacryl 485-31-4 x x

23 Blasticidin-S 2079-00-7 x

24 Brodifacoum* 56073-10-0 x

25 Bromadiolone* 28772-56-7 x

26 Bromethalin* 63333-35-7 x x

27 Bromoxynil 1689-84-5 x

28 Bromoxynil heptanoate 56634-95-8 x

29 Bromoxynil octanoate 1689-99-2 x

30 Butocarboxim 34681-10-2 x x

31 Butoxycarboxim 34681-23-7 x

32 Cadmium compounds 7440-43-9 x x

33 Cadusafos 95465-99-9 x x x

34 Calcium arsenate 7778-44-1 x

35 Calcium cyanide 592-01-8 x

36 Captafol 2425 06 1 x x x

37 Captan 133-06-2 x

38 Carbofuran 1563-66-2 x x x
56-23-5,
39 Carbon tetrachloride 53908-27-3, x x
8003-06-3
40 Chloranil 118-75-2 x

41 Chlordane 57-74-9 x x

42 Chlordecone 143-50-0 x x x x

43 Chlordimeform 6164-98-3 x x

44 Chlorethoxyphos 54593-83-8 x x

45 Chlorfenvinphos 470-90-6 x x

46 Chlorfluazuron 71422-67-8 x

47 Chlormephos 24934-91-6 x

48 Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 x x

49 Chlorophacinone* 3691-35-8 x

50 Chloropicrin 76-06-2 x

51 Chlorotoluron 15545-48-9 x

52 Copper arsenate 7778-41-8 x

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure

53 Coumaphos* 56-72-4 x

54 Coumatetralyl* 5836-29-3 x
CPMA (Chloromethoxypropyl-
55 1319-86-4 x x
mercuric-acetate)
56 Creosote 8001-58-9 x

57 Cyhexatin 13121-70-5 x

58 DBCP 96-12-8 x x

DDD (dichlorodiphenyl –
59 72-54-8 x x x
dichloroethan)

60 DDT 50-29-3 x x x

61 Demeton-S-methyl 919-86-8 x x

62 Dicofol 115-32-2 x x

63 Dicrotophos 141-66-2 x x

64 Dieldrin 60-57-1 x x x x

65 Difenacoum* 56073-07-5 x

66 Difethialone* 104653-34-1 x

67 Dimoxystrobin 149961-52-4 x x

68 Dinocap 39300-45-3 x
Dinoseb and its salts and
69 88-85-7 x x
esters
70 Dinoterb 1420-07-1 x x

71 Diphacinone* 82-66-6 x

72 Diquat dibromide 85-00-7 x

73 Diquat dichloride 4032-26-2 x

74 Disulfoton 298-04-4 x

75 DNOC and its salts 534-52-1 x x

76 Edifenphos 17109-49-8 x

77 Endosulfan 115-29-7 x x x

78 Endrin 72-20-8 x x

79 E-Phosphamidon 297-99-4 x

80 Epichlorohydrin 106-89-8 x

81 EPN 2104-64-5 x x

82 Ethiofencarb 29973-13-5 x

83 Ethoprophos; Ethoprop 13194-48-4 x

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure

84 Ethylene dichloride, EDC 107-06-2 x x x

85 Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 x x

86 Ethylene thiourea 96-45-7 x

Ethylenedibromide;1,2-
87 106-93-4 x x x
dibromoethane, EDB
88 Famphur 52-85-7 x

89 Fenamiphos 22224-92-6 x x

90 Fenarimol 60168-88-9 x

91 Fenbutatin-oxide 13356-08-6 x x

92 Fenchlorazole-ethyl 103112-35-2 x

93 Fentin acetate 900-95-8 x x

94 Fentin hydroxide 76-87-9 x x

95 Flocoumafen 90035-08-8 x

96 Fluazifop-butyl 69806-50-4 x

97 Fluazolate 174514-07-9 x

98 Flucythrinate 70124-77-5 x x
99 Flumetralin 62924-70-3 x
10
Flumioxazin 103361-09-7 x
0
10
Fluoroacetamide 640-19-7 x x
1
10
Formaldehyde 50-00-0 x
2
10
Formetanate 22259-30-9 x x
3
10
Furathiocarb 65907-30-4 x
4
10
Halfenprox 111872-58-3 x
5
10
Heptachlor 76-44-8 x x x
6
10
Heptenophos 23560-59-0 x x
7
10
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) 118-74-1 x x x x
8
10 Hexachlorocyclohexane
608-73-1 x x x
9 HCH(Benzene hexachloride)
11
Hexaflumuron 86479-06-3 x
0
11
Ioxynil 1689-83-4 x
1
11
Isopyrazam 881685-58-1 x
2
11
Isoxathion 18854-01-8 x x
3

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure
11
Lead arsenate 7784-40-9 x x
4
11
Leptophos 21609-90-5 x
5
11
Lindane 58-89-9 x x x
6
11
Linuron 330-55-2 x
7
11
Magnesium phosphide 12057-74-8 x
8
11
Maneb 12427-38-2 x
9
12
Mecarbam 2595-54-2 x
0
Mercury compounds, including
inorganic mercury compounds,
12 Individual CAS
alkyl mercury compounds and x x
1 numbers
alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury
compounds
12
Metam-sodium 137-42-8 x
2
12
Methamidophos 10265-92-6 x x x
3
12
Methidathion 950-37-8 x x
4
12
Methiocarb 2032-65-7 x x
5
12
Methomyl 16752-77-5 x x
6
12
Methoxychlor 72-43-5 x
7
12
Methyl bromide 74-83-9 x
8
12
Metiram 9006-42-2 x
9
13
Metribuzin 21087-64-9 x
0
13
Mevinphos 7786-34-7 x x
1
13
Mirex 2385-85-5 x x x x
2
13
Molinate 2212-67-1 x
3
13
Monocrotophos 6923-22-4 x x x
4
13
Nicotine 54-11-5 x
5
13
Nitrobenzene 98-95-3 x
6
13
Nitrofen 1836-75-5 x x
7
13 Octamethylpyrophosphoramide
152-16-9 x
8 (OMPA)
13
Omethoate 1113-02-6 x x x
9
14
Oxydemeton-methyl 301-12-2 x x
0

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure
14 Paraquat (All forms including
1910-42-5 x
1 Paraquat dichloride)
14
Parathion 56-38-2 x x x
2
14
Parathion-methyl 298-00-0 x x
3
14 Paris Green (copper
12002-03-8 x
4 acetoarsenite)
14
Pentachlorobenzene 608-93-5 x
5
14 Pentachlorophenol (PCP), its
87-86-5 x x x
6 salts and esters
14
Phenylmercury acetate 62-38-4 x
7
14
Phorate 298-02-2 x x
8
14
Phosphamidon 13171-21-6 x x x
9
15
Picloram 1918 02 1 x
0
15 PMDS Di(phenylmercuric)
27236-65-3 x
1 dodecenyl succinate
Separate CAS
Nos. are
15 Polybrominated biphenyls assigned to
x
2 mixture PBB individual
polybrominated
biphenyls
Separate CAS
Nos. are
Polychlorinated biphenyls PCB
15 assigned to
(except mono and x x
3 individual
dichlorinated) Aroclor
polychlorinated
biphenyls
15 Polychlorinated Terphenyls
61788-33-8 x
4 (PCTs)
15
Potasan 299-45-6 x
5
15
Profoxydim 139001-49-3 x
6
15
Propetamphos 31218-83-4 x
7
15
Propylene oxide 75-56-9 x
8
15
Prothiofos 34643-46-4 x
9
16
Pyrazoxon 108-34-9 x
0
16
Pyridalyl 179101-81-6 x
1
16
Quinalphos 13593-03-8 x x
2
16
Quizalofop-p-tefuryl 119738-06-6 x
3
16
Resmethrin 10453-86-8 x x
4
16
Safrole 94-59-7 x x
5

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure
16
Silafluofen 105024-66-6 x x
6
16
Silvex (all forms) 93-72-1 x
7
16 Sodium arsenite (arsenic and
7784-46-5 x
8 its compounds)
16
Sodium cyanide 143-33-9 x
9
17
Sodium fluoroacetate (1080) 62-74-8 x
0
17
Strychnine 57-24-9 x
1
17
Sulfotep 3689-24-5 x
2
17
TCMTB 21564-17-0 x
3
17
TDE 72-54-8, 53-19-0 x
4
17 Tebupirimphos
96182-53-5 x x
5 (Phostebupirim)
17
Tefluthrin 79538-32-2 x x
6
17
Tepraloxydim 149979-41-9 x
7
17
Terbufos 13071-79-9 x
8
17
Terbutryn 886-50-0 x
9
18 Terpene polychlorinates
8001-50-1 x x
0 (Strobane)
18
Tetraethyl lead 78-00-2 x
1
18
Tetramethyl lead 75-74-1 x
2
18
Thallium sulfate 7446-18-6 x x
3
18
Thiofanox 39196-18-4 x x
4
18
Thiometon 640-15-3 x x
5
18
Thiourea 62-56-6 x
6
18
Thiram 137-26-8 x x
7
18
Tolfenpyrad 129558-76-5 x
8
18
Tolylfluanid 731-27-1 x
9
19
Toxaphene; Camphechlor 8001-35-2 x x x x
0
19
Tri-allate 2303-17-5 x
1
19
Triazophos 24017-47-8 x
2
19
Tributyltin compounds Various CAS x
3

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 Red List (Prohibited List)
Long term
High Environ- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient (a.i.) Conven- toxic effect
No. CAS number acute mental ecosystem Obsolete
of the material tions or chronic
toxicity concern services2
exposure
19
Trichlorfon 52-68-6 x x
4
19
Tridemorph 81412-43-3 x
5
19
Trifluralin 1582-09-8 x
6
19
Triforine 26644-46-2 x
7
19 Tris(2,3 - dibromopropyl)
126-72-7 x
8 phosphate
19
Vamidothion 2275-23-2 x x
9
20
Vinclozolin 50471-44-8 x
0
20
Vinyl chloride 75-01-4 x x x
1
20
Warfarin* 81-81-2 x x
2
20
Zeta-Cypermethrin 52315-07-8 x x
3
20
Zinc phosphide 1314-84-7 x
4
20
Zineb 12122-67-7 x
5
20
Ziram 137-30-4 x
6
20
Z-Phosphamidon 23783-98-4 x
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* Rodenticides (only those marked with*) can be used in the premises (buildings) that handle Fairtrade products or
around the fields, if used properly in fixed bait-stations to prevent spillage and spoilage. Non-chemical rodent control
measures shall be implemented before these rodenticides are used. The bait stations should be monitored regularly
to prevent exposure to non-target organisms. As a Red List material, they shall not be used on Fairtrade product or
used in ways that results in its contact with a Fairtrade product.

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Part 2: Fairtrade International Orange List of Restricted Materials

Producers and traders use the materials in the Orange List on Fairtrade products only under the following
conditions:
a. Fulfilling the specific conditions of use (see the list below) AND
b. Only using a material in the Orange List: i) as part of avoiding pesticide resistance build up in
pests, ii) in rotation with less harmful pesticides, iii) as part of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
and iv) including non-chemical control measures; AND
c. Developing a plan for reducing/phasing out the use of the materials including information on the
type of material (technical name/active ingredient (a.i.), formulation (% of a.i.), commercial name),
the quantity used (spray concentration (a.i. /ha or in % or ppm etc.) and total consumed
a.i./ha/year), actions taken for reducing/phasing out the material including details of other non-
chemical controls which are part of the IPM strategy. The plan is implemented and made available
to the Certification Body.
The use of the pesticides in the list will be monitored. Some materials in the list are to be phased out by
30 June 2020 (see list below). For other materials in the list, decision on whether they will be placed in
the list of prohibited materials (Red List) or retained in the Orange List will be taken in the next review of
the HML.

The criteria for classifying a material in the Orange List are:

 Hazard to ecosystem services (Highly toxic for bees: only Greenpeace bee toxic 7) OR
 Materials that would be classified in the Red List but are perceived as irreplaceable in the short
term as identified in the public consultations held as part of the last review of the materials list, but
excludes materials that a) were included in the previous Red List for which a possibility of
derogation was not available or b) are classified under conventions, or c) are carcinogenic; OR
 Materials that would be classified in the Yellow List but are identified as materials of high concern
to civil society

Orange List (Restricted List)

Long term
High toxic Environm- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient of Specific
No. CAS number acute effect or ental ecosystem
the material Conditions
toxicity chronic concern services
exposure
1 2,4-DB 94-82-6 x

2 Abamectin 71751-41-2 x (h330) d

3 Aluminum phosphide 20859-73-8 x (h330) c

4 Amisulbrom 348635-87-0 x

5 Amitraz 33089-61-1 x a

6 Atrazine 1912-24-9 x
x (WHO
7 Beta –cyfluthrin 68359-37-5 d
1b)
8 Bifenthrin 82657-04-3 x

9 Carbaryl 63-25-2 x

10 Carbendazim 10605-21-7 x

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 Orange List (Restricted List)
Long term
High toxic Environm- Hazard to
Name of active ingredient of Specific
No. CAS number acute effect or ental ecosystem
the material Conditions
toxicity chronic concern services
exposure
11 Carbosulfan 55285-14-8 x (h330) d

12 Chlorantraniliprole, 500008-45-7 x

13 Chlorothalonil 1897-45-6 x (h330) d

Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos- 2921-88-2, 5598-
14 x b
methyl 13-0
15 Clothianidin 210880-92-5 x b

65731-84-2
Cypermethrin & its alpha and
16 67375-30-8 x b
beta isomer
65731-84-2

17 Deltamethrin 52918-63-5 x x b
x (WHO
18 Dichlorvos; DDVP 62-73-7 1b and d
h330)
19 Dimethoate 60-51-5 x

20 Epoxiconazole 133855-98-8 x

21 Etofenprox 80844-07-1 x

22 Fenitrothion 122-14-5 x
23 Fenpropathrin 39515-41-8 x (h330) d
24 Flufenoxuron 101463-69-8 x

25 Fipronil 120068-37-3 x b

26 Flusilazole 85509-19-9 x

27 Glyphosate 1071-83-6 x

28 Glufosinate ammonium 77182-82-2 x

29 Imidacloprid 138261-41-3 x b

30 Lambda-cyhalothin 91465-08-6 x (h330) x d

31 Lufenuron 103055-07-8 x

32 Mancozeb 8018 01 7 x
x (WHO
33 Oxamyl 23135-22-0 1b and d
h330)
34 Phosphine 7803-51-2 x (h330) c

35 Pirimicarb 23103-98-2 x

36 Procymidone 32809-16-8 x

37 Propargite 2312-35-8 x

38 Quinoxyfen 124495-18-7 x

39 Thiamethoxam 153719-23-4 x b

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Specific Conditions to be fulfilled for using certain pesticides in the Orange list of restricted
materials

Condition Set Details

a To be used only for Apiculture

b Not to be used on young plant materials

To be used only in greenhouse production
OR
In open field conditions, it is not used on gregariously flowering melliferous crops, starting one month prior to
peak flowering and during flowering period. (e.g. coffee, fruit trees, cashew, almond etc.). The certification
body will determine the crops which fall under this type.

c To be used only by professionally trained warehouse staff using proper personal protective equipment and
specially designed equipment to ensure hermetic sealing and minimize gas leakages

d To be phased out by 30 June 2020

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Part 3: Fairtrade International Yellow List of Flagged Materials
The materials in this list are hazardous and should be used with caution. No additional conditions are
prescribed by Fairtrade International for the use of these materials. The materials in the list can potentially
be moved to the Red List (prohibited) or Orange List (restricted) as new information is generated on their
hazards and thus it is recommended to limit the use of these materials and phase- them out.

The Criteria for classifying a material in the Yellow List are:

 Long term toxic effect or chronic exposure (Probable Carcinogens) OR
 Environment concern (at least one the following three effects on environment a) Very persistent,
b) Very bioaccumulative, c) Very toxic to aquatic organisms; OR
 Hazard to ecosystem services (Highly toxic for bees: excludes Greenpeace bee toxic 7) OR
 Hazardous materials allowed in organic agriculture, irrespective of their nature of hazard

Yellow List (Flagged List)

Long
term
High Environ- Hazard to
Conven- toxic
No. Name of active ingredient of the material CAS number acute mental ecosystem
tions effect or
toxicity concern services
chronic
exposure
1 1,3-dichloropropene 542-75-6 x

2 Acephate 30560-19-1 x

3 Acrinathrin 101007-06-1 x

4 Alanycarb 83130-01-2 x

5 Anthraquinone 84-65-1 x

6 Antibiotics (including Amoxicillin ) 26787-78-0 x

7 Azamethiphos 35575-96-3 x

8 Bendiocarb 22781-23-3 x

9 Benfuracarb 82560-54-1 x

10 Bensulide 741-58-2 x

11 Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl 177406-68-7 x

12 Bioresmethrin 28434-01-7 x

13 Borax; disodium tetraborate decahydrate 1303-96-4 x

14 Boric acid 10043-35-3 x

15 Butachlor 23184-66-9 x

16 Butylate 2008-41-5 x

17 Chinomethionat;Oxythioquinox 2439 01 2 x

18 Chlorfenapyr 122453-73-0 x

19 Chloroform 67-66-3 x

20 Climbazole 38083-17-9 x

21 Copper (II) hydroxide 29427-59-2 x

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Long
term
High Environ- Hazard to
Conven- toxic
No. Name of active ingredient of the material CAS number acute mental ecosystem
tions effect or
toxicity concern services
chronic
exposure
22 Cyflufenamid 180409-60-3 x

23 Cyhalothrin (not lambda) 68085-85-8 x

24 Cyhalothrin, gamma 76703-62-3 x

25 Daminozide 1596-84-5 x

26 Diafenthiuron 80060-09-9 x

27 Diazinon 333-41-5 x

28 Diclofop-methyl 51338-27-3 x

29 Dimethenamid 87674-68-8 x

30 Dinotefuran 165252-70-0 x

31 Diuron 330-54-1 x

32 Esfenvalerate 66230-04-4 x

33 Ethirimol 23947-60-6 x

34 Fenazaquin 120928-09-8 x

35 Fenoxycarb 72490-01-8 x x

36 Fenthion 55-38-9 x

37 Fenvalerate 51630-58-1 x

38 Fluthiacet-methyl 117337-19-6 x

39 Folpet 133-07-3 x

40 Fosthiazate 98886-44-3 x

41 Furilazole 121776-33-8 x

42 Haloxyfop-methyl; haloxyfop 69806-40-2 x

43 Hexythiazox 78587-05-0 x

44 Imazalil 35554-44-0 x

45 Imazethapyr 81335-77-5 x

46 Imiprothrin 72963-72-5 x

47 Indoxacarb 173584-44-6 x

48 Iprodione 36734-19-7 x

49 Iprovalicarb 140923-17-7 x

50 Isoxaflutole 141112-29-0 x

51 Kresoxim-methyl 143390-89-0 x

52 Malathion 121-75-5 x

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Long
term
High Environ- Hazard to
Conven- toxic
No. Name of active ingredient of the material CAS number acute mental ecosystem
tions effect or
toxicity concern services
chronic
exposure
53 Mepanipyrim 110235-47-7 x

54 Metaflumizone 139968-49-3 x

55 Metam-potassium 137-41-7 x

56 Methabenzthiazuron 18691-97-9 x

57 MGK 326 136-45-8 x

58 Milbemectin 51596-10-2 /11-3 x

59 MON 4660 71526-07-3 x

60 Monuron 150-68-5 x

61 Naled 300-76-5 x

62 Nitenpyram 150824-47-8 x

63 Nitrapyrin 1929-82-4 x

64 Oryzalin 19044-88-3 x

65 Oxadiazon 19666-30-9 x

66 Oxyfluorfen 42874-03-3 x

67 Paraffin oils; mineral oils 11 separate CAS x

68 Permethrin 52645-53-1 x x

69 Phenthoate 2597 03 7 x

70 Phosalone 2310-17-0 x

71 Phosmet 732-11-6 x

72 Pirimiphos-methyl 29232-93-7 x

73 Prallethrin 23031-36-9 x

74 Profenofos 41198-08-7 x

75 Propachlor 1918-16-7 x

76 Propham 122-42-9 x

77 Propoxur 114-26-1 x x

78 Propyzamide 23950-58-5 x

79 Pymetrozine 123312-89-0 x

80 Pyraclofos 77458-01-6 x

81 Pyraflufen-ethyl 129630-19-9 x

82 Pyrazachlor 6814-58-0 x

83 Pyrazophos 13457-18-6 x

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Long
term
High Environ- Hazard to
Conven- toxic
No. Name of active ingredient of the material CAS number acute mental ecosystem
tions effect or
toxicity concern services
chronic
exposure
84 Pyridaben 96489-71-3 x

85 Pyridiphenthion 119-12-0 x

86 Pyrimethanil 53112-28-0 x

87 Quinoclamine 2797-51-5 x

88 Quintozene 82-68-8 x

89 Rotenone 83-79-4 x

90 Sedaxane 874967-67-6 x

91 Simazine 122-34-9 x

92 Sodium dimethyl dithiocarbamate 128-04-1 x

93 Spinetoram 935545-74-7 x

94 Spinosad 168316-95-8 x

95 Spirodiclofen 148477-71-8 x

96 Sulfoxaflor 946578-00-3 x

97 Tebuconazole 107534-96-3 x

98 Technazene 117-18-0 x

99 Temephos 3383-96-8 x

100 Terrazole; Etridiazole 2593-15-9 x

101 Tetrachlorvinphos 22248-79-9 x x

102 Tetraconazole 112281-77-3 x

103 Tetramethrin 7696-12-0 x

104 Thiacloprid 111988-49-9 x

105 Thiodicarb 59669-26-0 x x

106 Thiophanate-methyl 23564-05-8 x

107 Tralomethrin 66841-25-6 x

108 Triadimenol 55219-65-3 x

109 Validamycin 37248-47-8 x

110 XMC 2655-14-3 x

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Glossary
Active ingredient (a.i.): are the chemicals in pesticide products that kill, control, or repel pests. Often,
the active ingredients make up a small portion of the whole product. All other ingredients are called "inert
ingredients" which are important for product performance and usability.
Bioaccumulation: it refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, in an organism.
Carcinogen: is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that is an agent directly involved in causing
cancer.
CAS number: A CAS Registry Number, also referred to as CASRN or CAS Number, is a unique
numerical identifier assigned by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) to every chemical substance
described in the open scientific literature.
Endocrine disruptor: are chemicals that, at certain doses, can interfere with endocrine (or hormone)
systems.
Environmental Persistence: Property of some organic compounds to be resistant to environmental
degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes.
FAO: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is an agency of the United Nations
that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. (http://www.fao.org/home/en/)
GHS: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an
internationally agreed-upon system, created by the United Nations to replace the various classification
and labelling standards used in many countries in their different regulations on hazard classification, by
using consistent criteria on a global level.
(http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html)
IARC: The International Agency for Research on Cancer is an intergovernmental agency forming part of
the World Health Organization of the United Nations. (http://www.iarc.fr/)
IPM: "the careful consideration of all available pest control techniques and subsequent integration of
appropriate measures that discourage the development of pest populations and keep pesticides and
other interventions to levels that are economically justified and reduce or minimize risks to human health
and the environment. IPM emphasizes the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to
agro-ecosystems and encourages natural pest control mechanisms." (www.fao.org)
Montreal Protocol: The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer is an
international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous
substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. (http://ozone.unep.org)
Mutagen: is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material thus increases the frequency
of permanent alteration of the genetic material of an organism.
Obsolete pesticides: are pesticides that are unfit for further use or for re-conditioning. Obsolescence
may arise because a product has been de-registered locally or banned internationally. (IUPAC Inter-
national Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry)
PAN: Pesticide Action Network (PAN) is an international coalition of around 600 NGOs, citizens'
groups, and individuals in about 60 countries and is involved in fighting problems caused by pesticide
use, and advocates ecologically sound alternatives. (http://www.pan-uk.org/)
Reprotoxic: Reproductive toxicity is a hazard associated with some chemical substances that they will
interfere in some way with normal reproduction; such substances are called reprotoxic. It includes
adverse effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and females, as well as developmental
toxicity in the offspring.
Rodenticides: are chemicals made and sold for the purpose of killing rodents (colloquially rat poison)

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Rotterdam Convention: Formally, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, is a multilateral treaty to promote
shared responsibilities in relation to importation of hazardous chemicals. The convention promotes open
exchange of information and calls on exporters of hazardous chemicals to use proper labelling, include
directions on safe handling, and inform purchasers of any known restrictions or bans. Signatory nations
can decide whether to allow or ban the importation of chemicals listed in the treaty, and exporting
countries are obliged to make sure that producers within their jurisdiction comply. (http://www.pic.int)
Stockholm Convention: Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international
environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from May 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the
production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). (http://www.pops.int)
US EPA: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or sometimes USEPA) is an agency
of the Federal government of the United States which was created for the purpose of protecting human
health and the environment. (https://www3.epa.gov/)
WHO: The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is
concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, headquartered in Geneva,
Switzerland. (http://www.who.int/en/)

Change history
Version number Date of publication Changes

01.12.2016_v1.0 1.12.2016 Full review. Name change from Prohibited Materials List
to Hazardous Materials List. Name change of Amber List
to Yellow List. Removal of derogation upon request for
certain chemicals. Addition of Orange List. Revised
criteria for HML. Revised list of materials in Red, Yellow
and Orange Lists. Glossary of terms added. Inclusion of
change history.

01.12.2016_v1.1 05.11.2019 Change of phase out timeline for materials listed in

Orange List, group ‘b’

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