Number of recorded poisoning cases by biocidal product groups and years
| Main groups of biocidal products | Pre-pandemic period | Height of the COVID-19 pandemic | Period following the height of the pandemic | Total 2019–2024 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
| Disinfectants (BP 1–5) (N) | 90 | 149 | 132 | 140 | 182 | 174 | 867 | 0.002* |
| Preservatives (BP 6–13) (N) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.278 |
| Pest control (BP 14–20) (N) | 69 | 68 | 82 | 71 | 86 | 64 | 440 | 0.261 |
| Other biocidal products (BP 21–22) (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.563 |
| Total number of cases with biocides (N) | 159 | 219 | 217 | 211 | 272 | 242 | 1320 | 0.032* |
| Total number of reported cases in CPCC (N) | 2372 | 2545 | 2635 | 2889 | 3049 | 2951 | 16.441 | Not applicable |
| Percentage of biocides through analysed period) | 6.75 % | 8.6 % | 8.2 % | 7.3 % | 8.9 % | 8.2 % | 8.0 % | Not applicable |
Types of biocidal products
| Disinfectants | Pest control |
|---|---|
| BP1 – Human hygiene | BP14 – Rodenticides |
| BP2 – Disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals | BP15 – Avicides |
| BP3 – Veterinary hygiene | BP16 – Molluscicides, vermicides, and products to control other invertebrates |
| BP4 – Food and feed area | BP17 – Piscicides |
| BP5 – Drinking water | BP18 – Insecticides, acaricides, and products to control other arthropods |
| Preservatives | BP19 – Repellents and attractants |
| BP6 – Storage preservatives for products during storage | BP20 – Control of other vertebrates |
| BP7 – Film preservatives | Other biocidal products |
| BP8 – Wood preservatives | BP21 – Antifouling products (for vessels, aquaculture equipment, or other structures used in water) |
| BP9 – Fibre, leather, rubber and polymerised materials preservatives | |
| BP10 – Construction material preservatives | |
| BP11 – Preservatives for liquid-cooling and processing systems | BP22 – Embalming and taxidermist fluids |
| BP12 – Slimicides | |
| BP13 – Working or cutting fluid preservatives |
Details of poisoning cases by the most prevalent biocidal product groups and years
| Pre-pandemic period | Height of the COVID-19 pandemic | Period following the height of the pandemic | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product type | Total number of cases | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | P value |
| Disinfectants | 867 | |||||||
| Human hygiene | 325 | 13 | 78 | 71 | 47 | 64 | 52 | <0.001* |
| Disinfectants and algaecides not intended for direct application to humans or animals | 542 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 93 | 118 | 122 | 0.001* |
| Pest control | 440 | |||||||
| Rodenticides | 119 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 0.116 |
| Molluscicides, vermicides and products to control other invertebrates | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.293 |
| Insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods | 283 | 39 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 57 | 39 | 0.067 |
| Repellents and attractants | 32 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0.297 |