Dithiocarbamates 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).
26 notifications since 1 January 2020 named dithiocarbamates, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 4 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 33%. 38% were border rejections and 31% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (9), Vietnam (5) and Spain (3). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (21), cocoa, coffee and tea (2) and feed materials (1). The products named most often were vine leaves (5), dragon fruit (3) and salad leaves (2).
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 dithiocarbamates
The newest 25 of 26, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: dithiocarbamates in vine leaves from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6518, validated 23 July 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.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: acetamiprid and dithiocarbamates in fruit or vegetables from Vietnam, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2453, validated 23 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: chlorpyrifos and dithiocarbamates in fruit or vegetables from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0701, validated 28 January 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: dithiocarbamates in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8594, validated 5 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: dithiocarbamates in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7844, validated 13 October 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: difenoconazole, dithiocarbamates and captan or folpet in fruit or vegetables from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7218, validated 22 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: dithiocarbamates in salad leaves from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6478, validated 25 August 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: dithiocarbamates and boscalid in fruit or vegetables from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4405, validated 12 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: dithiocarbamates in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3152, validated 28 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: dithiocarbamates and dimethomorph in fruit or vegetables from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.7013, validated 20 September 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: dithiocarbamates in vine leaves from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.6011, validated 6 August 2024.
- Alert notified by Belgium: dithiocarbamates in fruit or vegetables from Kenya, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0957, validated 9 February 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos, acetamiprid, clothianidin and 3 more findings in cumin from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8796, validated 20 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: dithiocarbamates in vine leaves from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2023.6536, validated 27 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: dithiocarbamates and fenbuconazole in green tea from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.6099, validated 7 September 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: dithiocarbamates in a mixed food product from Türkiye, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.5562, validated 17 August 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: chlorate, dithiocarbamates and perchlorate in tea from Spain, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2019, validated 24 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: dithiocarbamates in dragon fruit from Vietnam, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.1727, validated 13 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: dithiocarbamates in vine leaves from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3925, validated 6 July 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Bulgaria: dithiocarbamates and fluazifop in rapeseed meal from Romania, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.2522, validated 29 April 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: dithiocarbamates in mushrooms from Spain, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0067, validated 5 January 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: dithiocarbamates in spinach from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2021.6617, validated 3 December 2021.
- Alert notified by Germany: dithiocarbamates, fenvalerate, metalaxyl and 9 more findings in vine leaves from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.4335, validated 13 August 2021.
- Alert notified by Belgium: dimethoate or omethoate, cypermethrin, methomyl and 1 more findings in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1010, validated 26 February 2021.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 4 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 10 | 38% |
| Alert | 7 | 27% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 12% |
| Information for attention | 6 | 23% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 8 | 31% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 23% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 19% |
| Not serious | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 4 | 15% |
| No risk | 2 | 8% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Vine leaves | 5 |
| Dragon fruit | 3 |
| Salad leaves | 2 |
| Cabbages | 1 |
| Cumin | 1 |
| Figs | 1 |
| Green tea | 1 |
| Mushrooms | 1 |
| Passion fruit | 1 |
| Rapeseed meal | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 9 | 35% |
| Vietnam | 5 | 19% |
| Spain | 3 | 12% |
| Colombia | 2 | 8% |
| Italy | 2 | 8% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Kenya | 1 | 4% |
| Morocco | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Romania | 1 | 4% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 21 | 81% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 2 | 8% |
| Feed materials | 1 | 4% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 4% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 38% |
| Belgium | 3 | 12% |
| France | 3 | 12% |
| Poland | 3 | 12% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Italy | 2 | 8% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
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