Buprofezin 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).
68 notifications since 1 January 2020 named buprofezin, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 7 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, up 133%. 53% were border rejections and 40% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (45), Thailand (4) and Brazil (2). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (65), cereals and bakery products (1) and cocoa, coffee and tea (1). The products named most often were peppers (20), lemons (14) 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 buprofezin
The newest 25 of 68, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: buprofezin in fruit or vegetables from Thailand, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7776, validated 2 September 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: buprofezin in fruit or vegetables from Thailand, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7095, validated 10 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: buprofezin in bananas from Costa Rica, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5043, validated 8 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: buprofezin in chilli peppers from Cambodia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1385, validated 19 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: chlorfenapyr, buprofezin, dinotefuran and 2 more findings in chilli peppers from Laos, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1297, validated 16 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid and buprofezin in vine leaves from Syria, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10309, validated 22 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: buprofezin in mangoes from Thailand, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9862, validated 10 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: buprofezin in mandarins from South Africa, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8034, validated 20 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: chlorpyrifos and buprofezin in peppers from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1986, validated 19 March 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: buprofezin and etoxazole in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9431, validated 19 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: acetamiprid, imidacloprid, buprofezin and 3 more findings in fruit from Brazil, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.3996, validated 30 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: buprofezin in mandarins from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3957, validated 22 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: buprofezin in chilli peppers from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.3932, validated 20 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos and buprofezin in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2135, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorpyrifos, propiconazole and buprofezin in grapefruit from China, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1036, validated 14 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos and buprofezin in grapefruit from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0491, validated 23 January 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: buprofezin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.0319, validated 16 January 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: buprofezin in oranges from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0223, validated 11 January 2024.
- Alert notified by France: chlorpyrifos and buprofezin in lemons from Brazil, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8187, validated 27 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: buprofezin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.7463, validated 1 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos, buprofezin and etoxazole in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7436, validated 31 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos, buprofezin and triadimenol in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.7435, validated 31 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: buprofezin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.7188, validated 23 October 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: buprofezin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6974, validated 13 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: buprofezin in oranges from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.3401, validated 22 May 2023.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 36 | 53% |
| Alert | 2 | 3% |
| Information for follow up | 6 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 24 | 35% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 27 | 40% |
| Potentially serious | 11 | 16% |
| Potential risk | 10 | 15% |
| Not serious | 1 | 1% |
| Undecided | 18 | 26% |
| No risk | 1 | 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Peppers | 20 |
| Lemons | 14 |
| Chilli peppers | 6 |
| Grapefruit | 6 |
| Oranges | 3 |
| Fruit | 2 |
| Mandarins | 2 |
| Pomegranates | 2 |
| Bananas | 1 |
| Basil | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 45 | 66% |
| Thailand | 4 | 6% |
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| China | 2 | 3% |
| Egypt | 2 | 3% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 3% |
| Laos | 2 | 3% |
| Albania | 1 | 1% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 65 | 96% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 1% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 1% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 20 | 29% |
| Greece | 10 | 15% |
| Denmark | 7 | 10% |
| Italy | 7 | 10% |
| Poland | 5 | 7% |
| Czechia | 3 | 4% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
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