Ginger extract |
Last updated: 25/05/2024
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(Not known by any other names) |
The following alerts are based on the data in the tables below. An absence of an alert does not imply the substance has no implications for human health, biodiversity or the environment but just that we do not have the data to form a judgement.
Environmental fate |
Ecotoxicity |
Human health |
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Complex chemical oily extract derived from Zingiber officinale L. and used as an insecticide, molluscicide and repellent. It also exhibits some antibacterial and antifungal activity |
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Termites Coptotermes vastator; Common vegetable pests; Back bean aphid; Slugs and snails; Ants; Jute hairy caterpillar Spilosoma obliqua; Mosquitoes including Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Anopheles subpictus. |
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Vegetable crops; Residential buildings |
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Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Zingiberales; Family: Zingiberaceae |
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Not approved |
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Not applicable |
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None |
EC Regulation 1107/2009 (repealing 91/414) |
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Pending |
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ATAustria |
BEBelgium |
BGBulgaria |
CYCyprus |
CZCzech Republic |
DEGermany |
DKDenmark |
EEEstonia |
ELGreece |
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ESSpain |
FIFinland |
FRFrance |
HRCroatia |
HUHungary |
IEIreland |
ITItaly |
LTLithuania |
LULuxembourg |
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LVLatvia |
MTMalta |
NLNetherlands |
PLPoland |
PTPortugal |
RORomania |
SESweden |
SISlovenia |
SKSlovakia |
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Insecticide, Molluscicide, Semiochemical, Other substance |
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Pharmaceutical; Food additive |
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Plant-derived substance |
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Food grade quality |
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Natural; Complex mixture |
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Multiple modes of action due to the complex composition. These incude insect growth inhibition, antifeed activity and repellent due to strong odour due to the presence of zingibero. |
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Found in its highest conmcentrations in the root of the Asian perennial ginger plant (Zingiber officinale L.) |
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Exracted from the root of Zingiber officinale L. via total supercritical CO2 extraction |
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Crop protection; Public health |
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Termites Coptotermes vastator; Common vegetable pests; Back bean aphid; Mosquito; Slugs and snails |
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Vegetable crops; Residential buildings |
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ginger extract |
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US GRAS: 182.10, 182.20 |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Brown oily liquid with a pungent smell at room temperature |
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Use in oil dispensers |
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0.32 |
at 25 °C |
Low |
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Decomposes before boiling |
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175 |
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1.32 X 1007 |
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7.12 |
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Highly volatile. If applied directly to plants or soil, drift is a concern & mitigation is advisable |
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As this parameter is not normally measured directly, a surrogate measure is used: ‘Photochemical oxidative DT₅₀’. Where data is available, this can be found in the Fate Indices section below. |
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Soil adsorption and mobility |
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None
Terrestrial ecotoxicology |
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> 5000 |
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Low |
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1000 |
R4 R = Peer reviewed scientific publications 4 = Verified data Rat NOAEL |
Moderate |
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6.39 |
Daphnia magna |
Moderate |
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40.4 |
Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata |
Low |
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HUMAN HEALTH AND PROTECTION |
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> 5000 |
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Low |
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None allocated |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
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Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
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None allocated |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
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None allocated |
Q3 Q = Miscellaneous data from online sources 3 = Unverified data of known source |
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Minimal risks for the public from proposed uses |
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PPC recommended |
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Carcinogen |
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Endocrine disruptor |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
A0 A = Chromosome aberration (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; B0 B = DNA damage/repair (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; C0 C = Gene mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; D0 D = Genome mutation (EFSA database) 0 = No data ; E3 E = Unspecified genotoxicity type (miscellaneous data source) 3 = Negative |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Reproduction / development effects |
Acetyl cholinesterase inhibitor |
Neurotoxicant |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
Respiratory tract irritant |
Skin irritant |
Skin sensitiser |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
✓Yes, known to cause a problem |
Eye irritant |
Phototoxicant |
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?Possibly, status not identified |
XNo, known not to cause a problem |
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No evidence of toxicity to humans of up to 5 g/kg BW dose Considered to offer health benefits including nausea management Minor evidence that it has anticancer effects as well as helping to combat kidney, intestinal, skin and gastric diseases |
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Root dust is combustible |
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Health: H317, H315, H304 Environment: H411 |
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Not listed (Not listed) |
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Packaging Group III (minor danger) |
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ginger extract |
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Record last updated: |
25/05/2024 |
Contact: |
aeru@herts.ac.uk |
Please cite as: |
Lewis, K.A., Tzilivakis, J., Warner, D. and Green, A. (2016) An international database for pesticide risk assessments and management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal, 22(4), 1050-1064. DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2015.1133242 |