Lambda cyhalothrin 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).
91 notifications since 1 January 2020 named lambda cyhalothrin, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 21 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 9 in the 365 days before, up 133%. 56% were border rejections and 51% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were China (18), Uganda (16) and Türkiye (9). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (68), cocoa, coffee and tea (18) and herbs and spices (4). The products named most often were peppers (15), chilli peppers (12) and tea (11).
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 lambda cyhalothrin
The newest 25 of 91, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: thiamethoxam, lambda cyhalothrin and tolfenpyrad in cocoa, coffee or tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9014, validated 12 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: chlorpyrifos and lambda cyhalothrin in tea from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7881, validated 7 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: thiamethoxam, clothianidin and lambda cyhalothrin in peppers from Kenya, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5661, validated 26 June 2026.
- Information for attention notified by the Netherlands: thiamethoxam and lambda cyhalothrin in dragon fruit from Thailand, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5299, validated 16 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: thiamethoxam, lambda cyhalothrin, tolfenpyrad and 1 more findings in tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5260, validated 15 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: lambda cyhalothrin in avocados from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4923, validated 4 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: thiamethoxam, clothianidin, flonicamid and 3 more findings in tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.4827, validated 2 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: lambda cyhalothrin and dinotefuran in tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3417, validated 21 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: lambda cyhalothrin in oranges from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3294, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: lambda cyhalothrin and chlorfenapyr in chilli peppers from Tanzania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2136, validated 13 March 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: lambda cyhalothrin in salad leaves from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2090, validated 12 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: carbendazim and lambda cyhalothrin in fruit or vegetables from Tanzania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1761, validated 3 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Norway: thiamethoxam, clothianidin, lambda cyhalothrin and 2 more findings in chilli peppers from Cambodia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1446, validated 20 February 2026.
- Alert notified by France: lambda cyhalothrin in fruit or vegetables from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1422, validated 19 February 2026.
- Alert notified by France: lambda cyhalothrin in fruit from Spain, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1136, validated 11 February 2026.
- Alert notified by Belgium: lambda cyhalothrin in leeks from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.0275, validated 14 January 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: acetamiprid and lambda cyhalothrin in peppers from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9808, validated 8 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: chlorpyrifos and lambda cyhalothrin in beans from Cameroon, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9544, validated 1 December 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: lambda cyhalothrin in spinach from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.9472, validated 27 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by France: lambda cyhalothrin in grapes from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.9246, validated 21 November 2025.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: lambda cyhalothrin in fruit or vegetables from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8817, validated 11 November 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: lambda cyhalothrin in apples from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2025.7765, validated 10 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: chlorpyrifos, flonicamid, lambda cyhalothrin and 1 more findings in green tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.7447, validated 29 September 2025.
- Alert notified by Belgium: lambda cyhalothrin in grapes from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7417, validated 26 September 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: lambda cyhalothrin in cabbages from Spain, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.2985, validated 22 April 2025.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 16 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 51 | 56% |
| Alert | 17 | 19% |
| Information for attention | 23 | 25% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 46 | 51% |
| Potentially serious | 14 | 15% |
| Potential risk | 6 | 7% |
| Not serious | 8 | 9% |
| Undecided | 13 | 14% |
| No risk | 4 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Peppers | 15 |
| Chilli peppers | 12 |
| Tea | 11 |
| Grapes | 5 |
| Green tea | 5 |
| Salad leaves | 5 |
| Cabbages | 3 |
| Apples | 2 |
| Dragon fruit | 2 |
| Fruit | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| China | 18 | 20% |
| Uganda | 16 | 18% |
| Türkiye | 9 | 10% |
| Egypt | 7 | 8% |
| Spain | 7 | 8% |
| Belgium | 4 | 4% |
| Italy | 3 | 3% |
| Thailand | 3 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 3 | 3% |
| Kenya | 2 | 2% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2% |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 2% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 68 | 75% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 18 | 20% |
| Herbs and spices | 4 | 4% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 14 | 15% |
| Germany | 13 | 14% |
| Belgium | 10 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 10% |
| Italy | 9 | 10% |
| Netherlands | 8 | 9% |
| Poland | 7 | 8% |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 5% |
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