Fipronil 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).
36 notifications since 1 January 2020 named fipronil, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, no change. 72% were border rejections and 33% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were India (8), Sri Lanka (8) and Bangladesh (3). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (26), herbs and spices (6) and food supplements and dietetic foods (2). The products named most often were chilli peppers (6), moringa leaves (5) and peppers (4).
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 fipronil
The newest 25 of 36, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: profenofos, fipronil, ethion and 1 more findings in chilli peppers from Bangladesh, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6010, validated 7 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid and fipronil in herbs or spices from Ecuador, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5163, validated 11 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: fipronil in carrots from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3716, validated 28 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos, tolfenpyrad, fipronil and 3 more findings in chilli peppers from Bangladesh, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4021, validated 29 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: tolfenpyrad, fipronil, ethion and 1 more findings in chilli peppers from Bangladesh, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3942, validated 27 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: chlorfenapyr, dinotefuran, fipronil and 2 more findings in peppers from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3702, validated 19 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: chlorpyrifos and fipronil in food supplements from Russia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.6484, validated 27 August 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil and cyromazine in herbs or spices from the Dominican Republic, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2877, validated 11 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: chlorfenapyr and fipronil in herbs or spices from the Dominican Republic, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.2856, validated 10 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: acetamiprid, fipronil and ethion in chilli peppers from India, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1798, validated 12 March 2024.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: fipronil in herbal infusions from Lebanon, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.1143, validated 19 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in moringa leaves from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7811, validated 13 November 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos, fipronil and ethion in chillies from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7302, validated 26 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: chlorpyrifos, chlorfenapyr, dinotefuran and 1 more findings in peppers from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5325, validated 7 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in moringa leaves from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.4891, validated 20 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4715, validated 12 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in peppers from the Dominican Republic, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.2644, validated 20 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos, tolfenpyrad and fipronil in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2545, validated 17 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: chlorpyrifos, fipronil, malathion and 2 more findings in peppers from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.2400, validated 7 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in herbs or spices from Sri Lanka, risk decision no risk, reference 2023.2374, validated 6 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: fipronil in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision undecided, reference 2023.2327, validated 5 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos, tricyclazole, buprofezin and 4 more findings in chilli peppers from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2012, validated 24 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos, fipronil and permethrin in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1652, validated 9 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos and fipronil in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1565, validated 6 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: clothianidin, profenofos, fipronil and 1 more findings in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1424, validated 28 February 2023.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 26 | 72% |
| Alert | 1 | 3% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 8 | 22% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 12 | 33% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 11% |
| Potential risk | 3 | 8% |
| Not serious | 8 | 22% |
| Undecided | 6 | 17% |
| No risk | 3 | 8% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Chilli peppers | 6 |
| Moringa leaves | 5 |
| Peppers | 4 |
| Apples | 1 |
| Aubergines | 1 |
| Carrots | 1 |
| Chillies | 1 |
| Eggs | 1 |
| Food supplements | 1 |
| Herbal infusions | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 8 | 22% |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 22% |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 8% |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 8% |
| Peru | 3 | 8% |
| Egypt | 2 | 6% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 3% |
| Honduras | 1 | 3% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 3% |
| Malta | 1 | 3% |
| Russia | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 26 | 72% |
| Herbs and spices | 6 | 17% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 2 | 6% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 3% |
| Eggs and egg products | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 17 | 47% |
| Greece | 4 | 11% |
| Germany | 3 | 8% |
| Italy | 3 | 8% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| Latvia | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Denmark | 1 | 3% |
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