Chlorfenapyr 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).
69 notifications since 1 January 2020 named chlorfenapyr, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 17 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 14 in the 365 days before, up 21%. 59% were border rejections and 38% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Egypt (13), Vietnam (12) and China (6). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (59), herbs and spices (9) and cocoa, coffee and tea (1). The products named most often were chilli peppers (16), beans (9) and peppers (8).
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 chlorfenapyr
The newest 25 of 69, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chlorfenapyr in peppers from Albania, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.9523, validated 26 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: chlorfenapyr and profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Uzbekistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9397, validated 21 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chlorfenapyr in tomatoes from Tunisia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7443, validated 24 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chlorpyrifos and chlorfenapyr in tomatoes from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5488, validated 22 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: acetamiprid and chlorfenapyr in peppers from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5430, validated 19 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chlorpyrifos and chlorfenapyr in tomatoes from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5307, validated 16 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chlorfenapyr in strawberries from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3151, validated 14 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorfenapyr, phosmet and diflubenzuron in limes from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2959, validated 8 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: chlorfenapyr in pears from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2524, validated 24 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: lambda cyhalothrin and chlorfenapyr in chilli peppers from Tanzania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2136, validated 13 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr in chilli peppers from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.1697, validated 2 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: thiamethoxam, clothianidin, lambda cyhalothrin and 2 more findings in chilli peppers from Cambodia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1446, validated 20 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 Norway: chlorfenapyr in chilli peppers from Thailand, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1229, validated 13 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid and chlorfenapyr in peppers from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0505, validated 21 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr and iprodione in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.10439, validated 29 December 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: chlorfenapyr in tomatoes from Morocco, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.9245, validated 21 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: propiconazole and chlorfenapyr in mandarins from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8570, validated 4 November 2025.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: chlorfenapyr and oxamyl in strawberries from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8039, validated 20 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by France: chlorfenapyr and dinotefuran in paprika from China and Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7863, validated 13 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr in peppers from Vietnam, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.7715, validated 9 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: flonicamid, chlorfenapyr and tebufenpyrad in chilli peppers from Albania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7444, validated 29 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.6603, validated 28 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chlorfenapyr in tomatoes from Albania, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.6541, validated 27 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.5503, validated 18 July 2025.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 15 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 41 | 59% |
| Alert | 4 | 6% |
| Information for follow up | 2 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 22 | 32% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 26 | 38% |
| Potentially serious | 8 | 12% |
| Potential risk | 10 | 14% |
| Not serious | 14 | 20% |
| Undecided | 4 | 6% |
| No risk | 7 | 10% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Chilli peppers | 16 |
| Beans | 9 |
| Peppers | 8 |
| Tomatoes | 7 |
| Chillies | 4 |
| Oranges | 4 |
| Dragon fruit | 3 |
| Strawberries | 2 |
| Avocados | 1 |
| Basil | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 13 | 19% |
| Vietnam | 12 | 17% |
| China | 6 | 9% |
| Cambodia | 5 | 7% |
| Peru | 5 | 7% |
| Thailand | 5 | 7% |
| Kenya | 4 | 6% |
| Albania | 3 | 4% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 4% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 4% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 59 | 86% |
| Herbs and spices | 9 | 13% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 16 | 23% |
| Italy | 14 | 20% |
| Czechia | 5 | 7% |
| Germany | 5 | 7% |
| Croatia | 4 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 6% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 6% |
| Spain | 3 | 4% |
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