Formetanate 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).
127 notifications since 1 January 2020 named formetanate, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 23 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 15 in the 365 days before, up 53%. 76% were border rejections and 91% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (84), Albania (14) and Spain (5). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (126) and herbs and spices (1). The products named most often were peppers (97), peaches (5) and strawberries (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 formetanate
The newest 25 of 127, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9018, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8516, validated 25 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8411, validated 23 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: formetanate in chilli peppers from North Macedonia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8331, validated 21 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.8214, validated 16 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7781, validated 3 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7744, validated 2 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate, emamectin and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7413, validated 21 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Austria: acetamiprid, formetanate and sulfoxaflor in dragon fruit from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6689, validated 28 July 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: formetanate in peaches from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5908, validated 3 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5531, validated 23 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid, formetanate, malathion and 1 more findings in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5476, validated 22 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5202, validated 12 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4313, validated 18 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4312, validated 18 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by France: formetanate in strawberries from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2418, validated 20 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: formetanate in cucumbers from Greece, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1684, validated 27 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1248, validated 16 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: formetanate, flonicamid and fenazaquin in chilli peppers from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0950, validated 4 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: formetanate in aubergines from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0078, validated 7 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10226, validated 19 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: formetanate, nickel and heavy metals (not named) in peppers from Albania, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.10196, validated 18 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.10115, validated 17 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7083, validated 16 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7073, validated 16 September 2025.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 20 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 97 | 76% |
| Alert | 12 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | under 1% |
| Information for attention | 17 | 13% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 115 | 91% |
| Potentially serious | 3 | 2% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 2% |
| No risk | 7 | 6% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Peppers | 97 |
| Peaches | 5 |
| Strawberries | 4 |
| Chilli peppers | 3 |
| Cucumbers | 3 |
| Aubergines | 2 |
| Apples | 1 |
| Dragon fruit | 1 |
| Garlic | 1 |
| Lemons | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 84 | 66% |
| Albania | 14 | 11% |
| Spain | 5 | 4% |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 3% |
| Greece | 3 | 2% |
| Serbia | 3 | 2% |
| Origin not given | 3 | 2% |
| Israel | 2 | 2% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | under 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | under 1% |
| Cyprus | 1 | under 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 126 | 99% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 81 | 64% |
| Croatia | 16 | 13% |
| Belgium | 6 | 5% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2% |
| Czechia | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Finland | 2 | 2% |
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