Baby Safety / Compounds / Clethodim

Is Clethodim safe for babies and kids?

Elevated risk for kids

(Babies-specific data is limited; this page draws from human pregnant context.) Prenatal exposure to Clethodim is a concern due to potential endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity. Agricultural communities show higher gestational exposure through drinking water.

What is clethodim?

Also known as: Select, Envoy, Prism, RE-45601.

CAS number
99129-21-2
Molecular formula
C17H26ClNO3S
Molecular weight
359.91 g/mol
SMILES
COC1=CC(=NC(=N1)NC(=O)NS(=O)(=O)C2=C(N=C3N2C=CC=C3)Cl)OC
PubChem CID
92433

Risk for babies

Elevated risk

Prenatal exposure to Clethodim is a concern due to potential endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity. Agricultural communities show higher gestational exposure through drinking water.

Suspected reproductive toxicant (GHS H361) or suspected endocrine disruptor. Precautionary approach warranted. Animal studies or limited human data suggest developmental toxicity potential.

What to do: Minimize exposure during pregnancy and lactation. Consult healthcare provider regarding specific risks. Consider alternative products with lower hazard profiles.

Risk for pregnant and nursing people

Elevated risk

Prenatal exposure to Clethodim is a concern due to potential endocrine disruption and developmental toxicity. Agricultural communities show higher gestational exposure through drinking water.

Suspected reproductive toxicant (GHS H361) or suspected endocrine disruptor. Precautionary approach warranted. Animal studies or limited human data suggest developmental toxicity potential.

What to do: Minimize exposure during pregnancy and lactation. Consult healthcare provider regarding specific risks. Consider alternative products with lower hazard profiles.

Regulatory consensus

2 regulatory and scientific bodies have classified Clethodim. The classifications differ — that's the data.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
EPA1992Registered herbicide
EU2011Approved under Regulation (EC) 1107/2009

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 kids encounter clethodim

  • Agriculture

Safer alternatives

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

  • Fluazifop-P-butyl
    Trade-offs: Similar mode of action; different resistance profile. Slightly higher mammalian toxicity.
    Relative cost: Similar

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Sources (1)
  1. EPA Registration — Clethodim — epa

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