Linuron 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).
27 notifications since 1 January 2020 named linuron, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 3 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 6 in the 365 days before, down 50%. 4% were border rejections and 48% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Poland (10), Germany (4) and Italy (4). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (17) and herbs and spices (10). The products named most often were carrots (8), parsley (4) and celery (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 linuron
The newest 25 of 27, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for follow up notified by the Netherlands: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Belgium, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.9161, validated 15 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: linuron in carrots from Italy, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5815, validated 1 July 2026.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in parsley from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3642, validated 27 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Slovenia: linuron in parsley from Italy, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.8342, validated 30 October 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: linuron in coriander from Morocco, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6186, validated 13 August 2025.
- Alert notified by France: linuron in thyme from Germany, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6056, validated 8 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: linuron in carrots from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.6045, validated 8 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: linuron in carrots from Germany and the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3053, validated 24 April 2025.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in thyme from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2025.2414, validated 1 April 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: linuron in carrots from Italy, risk decision serious, reference 2024.5373, validated 12 July 2024.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in carrots from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.4467, validated 10 June 2024.
- Alert notified by France: linuron and lead in herbs or spices from Poland, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3984, validated 22 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: linuron in carrots from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2024.3387, validated 26 April 2024.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: linuron in fruit or vegetables from the Netherlands, risk decision serious, reference 2024.2196, validated 21 March 2024.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: chlorpyrifos and linuron in celery from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8304, validated 1 December 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: linuron in celery from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5965, validated 1 September 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.5864, validated 29 August 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: linuron in carrots from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.3146, validated 11 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Czechia: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2887, validated 3 May 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Poland, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.0720, validated 31 January 2023.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in parsley from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.6518, validated 8 November 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in herbs or spices from Hungary, risk decision serious, reference 2022.4873, validated 23 August 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: linuron in carrots from Egypt, risk decision serious, reference 2022.3566, validated 17 June 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: linuron in fruit or vegetables from Poland, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.1651, validated 21 March 2022.
- Alert notified by Germany: linuron in dill from Germany and Hungary, risk decision serious, reference 2021.7007, validated 20 December 2021.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 3 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 1 | 4% |
| Alert | 9 | 33% |
| Information for follow up | 3 | 11% |
| Information for attention | 14 | 52% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 13 | 48% |
| Potentially serious | 5 | 19% |
| Potential risk | 5 | 19% |
| Not serious | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 3 | 11% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Carrots | 8 |
| Parsley | 4 |
| Celery | 3 |
| Thyme | 2 |
| Coriander | 1 |
| Dill | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 10 | 37% |
| Germany | 4 | 15% |
| Italy | 4 | 15% |
| Egypt | 3 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 11% |
| Hungary | 2 | 7% |
| Belgium | 1 | 4% |
| Morocco | 1 | 4% |
| Türkiye | 1 | 4% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 17 | 63% |
| Herbs and spices | 10 | 37% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 37% |
| Poland | 4 | 15% |
| Czechia | 2 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 7% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 7% |
| Romania | 2 | 7% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
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