Dimethoate or omethoate 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).
150 notifications since 1 January 2020 named dimethoate or omethoate, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 20 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 20 in the 365 days before, no change. 37% were border rejections and 35% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Egypt (48), India (14) and Türkiye (13). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (143), herbs and spices (2) and other and mixed food products (2). The products named most often were oranges (30), cherries (13) and beans (11).
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 dimethoate or omethoate
The newest 25 of 150, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: dimethoate or omethoate and hexaconazole in herbs or spices from Thailand, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9667, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: dimethoate or omethoate in cucumbers from Romania, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9528, validated 26 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: dimethoate or omethoate in limes from Brazil, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8713, validated 1 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate in chilli peppers from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8622, validated 29 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: dimethoate or omethoate in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7508, validated 25 August 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: dimethoate or omethoate in mangoes from Peru, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6722, validated 28 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: dimethoate or omethoate in fruit or vegetables from Thailand, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5995, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: dimethoate or omethoate in cherries from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5945, validated 6 July 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, clothianidin and 1 more findings in peaches from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4717, validated 28 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Luxembourg: dimethoate or omethoate in papayas from Mexico, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4660, validated 27 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: dimethoate or omethoate in oranges from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4493, validated 21 May 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate and dithiocarbamates in figs from Colombia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3826, validated 30 April 2026.
- Alert notified by Denmark: dimethoate or omethoate in strawberries from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3119, validated 13 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: dimethoate or omethoate in mangoes from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2693, validated 27 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Luxembourg: dimethoate or omethoate in pineapples from Mexico, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2102, validated 13 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: dimethoate or omethoate in oranges from Egypt, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1898, validated 6 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: dimethoate or omethoate in beans from Bangladesh, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1031, validated 9 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: carbendazim and dimethoate or omethoate in fruit or vegetables from Bangladesh, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0617, validated 26 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: dimethoate or omethoate in strawberries from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0592, validated 23 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: dimethoate or omethoate in fruit or vegetables from Syria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8869, validated 13 November 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate in cherries from Greece, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.8411, validated 29 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: dimethoate or omethoate in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7459, validated 30 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate in chilli peppers from Uganda, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5712, validated 28 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: dimethoate or omethoate in chilli peppers from Uganda, risk decision serious, reference 2025.5419, validated 16 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Finland: dimethoate or omethoate in tea from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5336, validated 14 July 2025.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 19 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 55 | 37% |
| Alert | 18 | 12% |
| Information for follow up | 14 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 63 | 42% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 52 | 35% |
| Potentially serious | 39 | 26% |
| Potential risk | 19 | 13% |
| Not serious | 2 | 1% |
| Undecided | 38 | 25% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Oranges | 30 |
| Cherries | 13 |
| Beans | 11 |
| Chilli peppers | 10 |
| Strawberries | 8 |
| Mandarins | 7 |
| Mangoes | 7 |
| Peas | 6 |
| Peppers | 6 |
| Guavas | 4 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 48 | 32% |
| India | 14 | 9% |
| Türkiye | 13 | 9% |
| Uganda | 9 | 6% |
| Thailand | 8 | 5% |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 4% |
| Italy | 5 | 3% |
| Morocco | 5 | 3% |
| China | 4 | 3% |
| Peru | 4 | 3% |
| Poland | 4 | 3% |
| Brazil | 3 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 143 | 95% |
| Herbs and spices | 2 | 1% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 1% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | under 1% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | under 1% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 22 | 15% |
| Germany | 21 | 14% |
| Denmark | 18 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 14 | 9% |
| Slovenia | 11 | 7% |
| Italy | 10 | 7% |
| Poland | 6 | 4% |
| Romania | 6 | 4% |
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