Chlorothalonil 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).
43 notifications since 1 January 2020 named chlorothalonil, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 10 in the 365 days before, down 60%. 37% were border rejections and 33% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (8), Sri Lanka (6) and Vietnam (6). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (37) and herbs and spices (6). The products named most often were beans (5), peas (4) and dragon fruit (3).
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 chlorothalonil
The newest 25 of 43, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: carbendazim and chlorothalonil in beans from Suriname, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9324, validated 20 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: chlorothalonil in raspberries from Chile, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4936, validated 5 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Switzerland: chlorothalonil and lufenuron in dragon fruit from Ecuador, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3645, validated 27 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil and metalaxyl in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.10186, validated 18 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorothalonil in cherries from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6438, validated 22 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: imidacloprid and chlorothalonil in strawberries from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5220, validated 9 July 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil in fruit or vegetables from Tanzania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3413, validated 7 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: chlorothalonil in cucumbers from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.1335, validated 25 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: chlorothalonil in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.0067, validated 6 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.9255, validated 16 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9248, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9244, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in herbs or spices from Vietnam, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9240, validated 13 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorothalonil in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.9238, validated 13 December 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: chlorothalonil in peas from Kenya, risk decision serious, reference 2024.7769, validated 23 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: chlorothalonil in apricots from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.4016, validated 23 May 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorothalonil in plums from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3443, validated 30 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: chlorothalonil and iprodione in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2543, validated 2 April 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: profenofos, carbofuran and chlorothalonil in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5823, validated 28 August 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Finland: chlorothalonil in fruit or vegetables from Tanzania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5648, validated 21 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorothalonil in peas from Kenya, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5643, validated 21 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: acetamiprid and chlorothalonil in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.3885, validated 9 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: chlorothalonil in fruit or vegetables from Kenya, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2896, validated 3 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorothalonil in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2136, validated 29 March 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: chlorothalonil in melons from Costa Rica, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2053, validated 27 March 2023.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 16 | 37% |
| Alert | 5 | 12% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 7% |
| Information for attention | 19 | 44% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 14 | 33% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 9% |
| Potential risk | 8 | 19% |
| Not serious | 5 | 12% |
| Undecided | 10 | 23% |
| No risk | 2 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Beans | 5 |
| Peas | 4 |
| Dragon fruit | 3 |
| Tomatoes | 3 |
| Basil | 2 |
| Passion fruit | 2 |
| Raspberries | 2 |
| Strawberries | 2 |
| Apricots | 1 |
| Cherries | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 8 | 19% |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 14% |
| Vietnam | 6 | 14% |
| Egypt | 3 | 7% |
| Guatemala | 3 | 7% |
| Kenya | 3 | 7% |
| Tanzania | 3 | 7% |
| Ecuador | 2 | 5% |
| Poland | 2 | 5% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 37 | 86% |
| Herbs and spices | 6 | 14% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13 | 30% |
| France | 8 | 19% |
| Denmark | 3 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 7% |
| Poland | 3 | 7% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
| Czechia | 2 | 5% |
| Croatia | 2 | 5% |
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