Baby Safety / Compounds / Imazethapyr

Is Imazethapyr safe for babies and kids?

Elevated risk for kids

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

What is imazethapyr?

Also known as: Pursuit, Newpath, AC 263499, 5-ethyl-2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)nicotinic acid.

CAS number: 81335-77-5
Molecular formula: C15H19N3O3
Molecular weight: 289.33 g/mol
SMILES: CCC1=CC(=C(N=C1)C2=NC(C(=O)N2)(C)C(C)C)C(=O)O
PubChem CID: 54740

Risk for babies

Elevated risk

Prenatal exposure to Imazethapyr 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 Imazethapyr 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 Imazethapyr. The classifications differ — that's the data.

Agency	Year	Classification	Notes
EPA	2006	Group E — Not carcinogenic
EU	2002	Not approved (not submitted for EU registration)

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 imazethapyr

Agriculture
Water

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Sources (1)

EPA Registration — Imazethapyr — epa

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