Fenbutatin 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).
23 notifications since 1 January 2020 named fenbutatin, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 1 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 0 in the 365 days before, new this year. 52% were border rejections and 35% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (21), Egypt (1) and India (1). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (23). The products named most often were lemons (12), mandarins (3) and peppers (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 fenbutatin
The newest 23 of 23, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: fosthiazate and fenbutatin in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5418, validated 19 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: fenbutatin in grapefruit from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.2129, validated 20 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid, malathion and fenbutatin in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8943, validated 28 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: fenbutatin in guavas from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8218, validated 28 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4336, validated 28 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4197, validated 22 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4091, validated 19 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid and fenbutatin in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2705, validated 24 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2695, validated 24 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: fenbutatin in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.5538, validated 23 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3736, validated 27 June 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3517, validated 15 June 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3317, validated 7 June 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: propiconazole and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.3151, validated 30 May 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2022.2093, validated 7 April 2022.
- Information for follow up notified by Denmark: fenbutatin in strawberries from Egypt, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0739, validated 7 February 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Slovakia: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0254, validated 14 January 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Slovakia: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in grapefruit from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0035, validated 4 January 2022.
- Alert notified by Romania: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4042, validated 30 July 2021.
- Information for follow up notified by Romania: chlorpyrifos and fenbutatin in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.0324, validated 21 January 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Slovakia: fenbutatin in mandarins from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.1778, validated 27 April 2020.
- Information for attention notified by Slovakia: fenbutatin in mandarins from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2020.1695, validated 20 April 2020.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: fenbutatin in mandarins from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1036, validated 4 March 2020.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 1 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 12 | 52% |
| Alert | 1 | 4% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 13% |
| Information for attention | 7 | 30% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 8 | 35% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 13% |
| Potential risk | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 10 | 43% |
| No risk | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Lemons | 12 |
| Mandarins | 3 |
| Peppers | 3 |
| Grapefruit | 2 |
| Guavas | 1 |
| Pomegranates | 1 |
| Strawberries | 1 |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 23 | 100% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 11 | 48% |
| Slovakia | 4 | 17% |
| Romania | 2 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4% |
| Czechia | 1 | 4% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| Latvia | 1 | 4% |
| Poland | 1 | 4% |
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