Imidacloprid 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).
95 notifications since 1 January 2020 named imidacloprid, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 9 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 21 in the 365 days before, down 57%. 62% were border rejections and 18% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Pakistan (33), Egypt (14) and India (13). The product categories named most often were cereals and bakery products (41), fruit and vegetables (32) and herbs and spices (8). The products named most often were rice (36), basmati rice (5) and mangoes (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 imidacloprid
The newest 25 of 95, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: imidacloprid and cyfluthrin in pomegranates from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9684, validated 30 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by the European Commission: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, hexaconazole and 1 more findings in coriander from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8949, validated 8 October 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, propiconazole and 1 more findings in a mixed food product from Bulgaria, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5323, validated 17 June 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 Italy: chlorpyrifos, imidacloprid, clothianidin and 1 more findings in peaches from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.4717, validated 28 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: imidacloprid in fruit or vegetables from Uzbekistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3790, validated 30 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: imidacloprid in potatoes from Egypt, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.1485, validated 23 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in rice from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0526, validated 22 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: imidacloprid in rice from Pakistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.9251, validated 21 November 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: aflatoxins and imidacloprid in a feed material from Belgium, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.8392, validated 29 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Denmark: imidacloprid and diflubenzuron in basil from Thailand, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7959, validated 16 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: imidacloprid and clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7516, validated 2 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: imidacloprid and clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7515, validated 2 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: imidacloprid, tolfenpyrad and dinotefuran in green tea from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7501, validated 1 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: imidacloprid and clothianidin in mangoes from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7272, validated 24 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: carbendazim and imidacloprid in rice from Pakistan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7319, validated 24 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in rice from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.5381, validated 15 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Estonia: imidacloprid and chlorothalonil in strawberries from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.5220, validated 9 July 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: chlorpyrifos and imidacloprid in peaches from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.3805, validated 22 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: imidacloprid and dimethoate or omethoate in mangoes from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3209, validated 29 April 2025.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: acetamiprid and imidacloprid in green tea from Taiwan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2555, validated 7 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: acetamiprid, carbendazim and imidacloprid in tea from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.1530, validated 4 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: imidacloprid in passion fruit from Colombia, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.0728, validated 3 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: imidacloprid in basmati rice from Pakistan, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.0568, validated 28 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: imidacloprid in cabbages from North Macedonia, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.0309, validated 17 January 2025.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 8 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 59 | 62% |
| Alert | 8 | 8% |
| Information for follow up | 9 | 9% |
| Information for attention | 19 | 20% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 17 | 18% |
| Potentially serious | 19 | 20% |
| Potential risk | 13 | 14% |
| Not serious | 27 | 28% |
| Undecided | 10 | 11% |
| No risk | 9 | 9% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Rice | 36 |
| Basmati rice | 5 |
| Mangoes | 4 |
| Pomegranates | 4 |
| Strawberries | 4 |
| Tea | 3 |
| Basil | 2 |
| Green tea | 2 |
| Linseed | 2 |
| Passion fruit | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 33 | 35% |
| Egypt | 14 | 15% |
| India | 13 | 14% |
| China | 4 | 4% |
| Vietnam | 4 | 4% |
| Colombia | 3 | 3% |
| Israel | 2 | 2% |
| Peru | 2 | 2% |
| Poland | 2 | 2% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 2% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1% |
| Belgium | 1 | 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals and bakery products | 41 | 43% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 32 | 34% |
| Herbs and spices | 8 | 8% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 6 | 6% |
| Feed materials | 3 | 3% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 2% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 2 | 2% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 21 | 22% |
| Germany | 16 | 17% |
| Italy | 13 | 14% |
| Poland | 6 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5% |
| Belgium | 4 | 4% |
| Croatia | 4 | 4% |
| Czechia | 3 | 3% |
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