Acephate or methamidophos is a pesticide substance. The EU sets a maximum residue level for each pesticide and crop, the highest residue legally tolerated when the pesticide is used correctly, and where no level is set the default is 0.01 mg/kg (Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Article 18).
89 notifications since 1 January 2020 named acephate or methamidophos, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 20 in the 365 days before, down 85%. 72% were border rejections and 27% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Kenya (42), India (18) and Brazil (5). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (85), cereals and bakery products (1) and feed materials (1). The products named most often were beans (46), moringa leaves (13) and chilli peppers (6).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Maximum residue levels, European Commission; Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 on pesticide residues, Articles 3 and 18.
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications that named acephate or methamidophos
The newest 25 of 89, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: acephate or methamidophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1729, validated 3 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1581, validated 26 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1563, validated 25 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6615, validated 28 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos and bifenthrin in beans from Kenya, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6614, validated 28 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6601, validated 28 August 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: acephate or methamidophos in melons from Brazil, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.4176, validated 4 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: acephate or methamidophos, dinotefuran and permethrin in peppers from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3706, validated 19 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.3406, validated 7 May 2025.
- Alert notified by Latvia: acephate or methamidophos in a feed material from Russia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2118, validated 21 March 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: chlorpyrifos and acephate or methamidophos in olives from Morocco, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2097, validated 21 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.0298, validated 16 January 2025.
- Alert notified by Sweden: acephate or methamidophos in beans from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0155, validated 9 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.0006, validated 2 January 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: acephate or methamidophos in a mixed food product from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2024.9295, validated 17 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9277, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9268, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9267, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9264, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9263, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9237, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos and fenpropathrin in moringa leaves from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9231, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9225, validated 13 December 2024.
- Alert notified by Finland: acephate or methamidophos in papayas from Brazil, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8119, validated 4 November 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: acephate or methamidophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7831, validated 24 October 2024.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 64 | 72% |
| Alert | 8 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 13 | 15% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 24 | 27% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 4% |
| Not serious | 33 | 37% |
| Undecided | 14 | 16% |
| No risk | 3 | 3% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Beans | 46 |
| Moringa leaves | 13 |
| Chilli peppers | 6 |
| Papayas | 4 |
| Dragon fruit | 3 |
| Berries | 2 |
| Peppers | 2 |
| Basmati rice | 1 |
| Mangoes | 1 |
| Melons | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 42 | 47% |
| India | 18 | 20% |
| Origin not given | 7 | 8% |
| Brazil | 5 | 6% |
| Mexico | 4 | 4% |
| Colombia | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Peru | 2 | 2% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| Morocco | 1 | 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 85 | 96% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 1% |
| Feed materials | 1 | 1% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 1% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 49 | 55% |
| Germany | 11 | 12% |
| Italy | 8 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 4% |
| Belgium | 3 | 3% |
| Finland | 3 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
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