Imazalil 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).
66 notifications since 1 January 2020 named imazalil, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 10 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, up 233%. 58% were border rejections and 65% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (33), Ecuador (13) and Egypt (5). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (66). The products named most often were pomegranates (16), lemons (15) and bananas (14).
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 imazalil
The newest 25 of 66, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: imazalil in kiwis from Chile, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8372, validated 22 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Italy: imazalil in pineapples from Costa Rica, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8361, validated 21 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3387, validated 21 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3155, validated 14 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2740, validated 31 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1841, validated 5 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: propiconazole, imazalil and tebuconazole in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1589, validated 26 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1583, validated 26 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1511, validated 24 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: prochloraz and imazalil in pomegranates from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1470, validated 23 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: imazalil in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7633, validated 7 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: imazalil in bananas from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5052, validated 3 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: imazalil in apples from South Africa, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5002, validated 2 July 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: imazalil and flutolanil in potatoes from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4709, validated 19 June 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3194, validated 22 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3195, validated 22 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3110, validated 18 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3109, validated 18 April 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in oranges from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2296, validated 25 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2242, validated 22 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1741, validated 11 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1738, validated 11 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1689, validated 8 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1690, validated 8 March 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: imazalil in lemons from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.1691, validated 8 March 2024.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 10 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 38 | 58% |
| Alert | 6 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 4 | 6% |
| Information for attention | 18 | 27% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 43 | 65% |
| Potentially serious | 4 | 6% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 6% |
| Not serious | 2 | 3% |
| Undecided | 10 | 15% |
| No risk | 3 | 5% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Pomegranates | 16 |
| Lemons | 15 |
| Bananas | 14 |
| Oranges | 8 |
| Potatoes | 4 |
| Apples | 1 |
| Kiwis | 1 |
| Mangoes | 1 |
| Olives | 1 |
| Peppers | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 33 | 50% |
| Ecuador | 13 | 20% |
| Egypt | 5 | 8% |
| South Africa | 3 | 5% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 66 | 100% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 27 | 41% |
| Italy | 9 | 14% |
| Romania | 9 | 14% |
| Denmark | 5 | 8% |
| Spain | 4 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 6% |
| Czechia | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
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