** Evaluation in CCPR periodic review programme
Thiram was originally evaluated in 1965 (toxicology) and 1967 (toxicology and residues) and is included in the dithiocarbamate group of compounds.
Thiram is a protective fungicide used as a foliar treatment on fruits, vegetables and ornamentals to control Botrytis species, rust, scab and storage diseases, and as a seed treatment to control seedling blights and a number of fungi that cause "damping off in seedlings. Thiram formulations are registered for use in many countries.
The compound was evaluated at the present Meeting within the CCPR periodic review programme.
