Indoxacarb 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).
24 notifications since 1 January 2020 named indoxacarb, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 12 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 8 in the 365 days before, up 50%. 83% were border rejections and 58% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (17), Kenya (3) and Bangladesh (1). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (24). The products named most often were tomatoes (14), beans (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 indoxacarb
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: etoxazole and indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7898, validated 8 September 2026.
- Alert notified by Spain: acetamiprid, captan or folpet, indoxacarb and 1 more findings in raisins from Iran, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7227, validated 14 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: indoxacarb in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.6362, validated 16 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5282, validated 15 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3878, validated 4 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid and indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3711, validated 28 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3357, validated 20 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3139, validated 14 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid and indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2439, validated 23 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Austria: indoxacarb in aubergines from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1215, validated 13 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.0958, validated 5 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: indoxacarb in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9746, validated 5 December 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.6901, validated 9 September 2025.
- 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 France: indoxacarb in beans from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.2023, validated 20 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.1535, validated 4 March 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: indoxacarb in beans from Kenya, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.1115, validated 18 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.0564, validated 28 January 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8935, validated 3 December 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8493, validated 18 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2024.7108, validated 25 September 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: indoxacarb in tomatoes from Türkiye, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.6928, validated 17 September 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: indoxacarb and fluvalinate in peppers from Morocco, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2717, validated 24 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, lambda cyhalothrin and 4 more findings in vine leaves from Lebanon, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1405, validated 10 March 2022.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 11 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 20 | 83% |
| Alert | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 3 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 14 | 58% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 4% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 8% |
| Not serious | 3 | 12% |
| Undecided | 1 | 4% |
| No risk | 3 | 12% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Tomatoes | 14 |
| Beans | 3 |
| Peppers | 3 |
| Aubergines | 1 |
| Chilli peppers | 1 |
| Raisins | 1 |
| Vine leaves | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 17 | 71% |
| Kenya | 3 | 12% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 4% |
| Iran | 1 | 4% |
| Lebanon | 1 | 4% |
| Morocco | 1 | 4% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 24 | 100% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 9 | 38% |
| Croatia | 4 | 17% |
| France | 3 | 12% |
| Greece | 3 | 12% |
| Austria | 1 | 4% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 4% |
| Czechia | 1 | 4% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
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