Monocrotophos 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 monocrotophos, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 2 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 4 in the 365 days before, down 50%. 62% were border rejections and 62% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were India (22) and Mexico (1). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (23) and cocoa, coffee and tea (1). The products named most often were moringa leaves (16), beans (1) and berries (1).
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 monocrotophos
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4133, validated 11 May 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: monocrotophos in pears from Mexico, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4072, validated 8 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.6682, validated 1 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.4167, validated 3 June 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3158, validated 28 April 2025.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2025.0239, validated 14 January 2025.
- Border rejection notified by the Netherlands: acephate or methamidophos, monocrotophos and permethrin in moringa leaves from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.5826, validated 30 July 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Sweden: carbendazim, dimethoate or omethoate and monocrotophos in beans from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.8540, validated 12 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5692, validated 23 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.5687, validated 23 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4621, validated 10 July 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: imidacloprid and monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.4205, validated 22 June 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: monocrotophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.2263, validated 3 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: monocrotophos and fipronil in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1565, validated 6 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: acephate or methamidophos and monocrotophos in okra of unknown origin, risk decision serious, reference 2023.0202, validated 10 January 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: monocrotophos in berries from India, risk decision serious, reference 2022.5432, validated 19 September 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2031, validated 6 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Switzerland: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision serious, reference 2022.1656, validated 21 March 2022.
- Information for attention notified by the European Commission: acetamiprid and monocrotophos in tea from India, risk decision undecided, reference 2022.0104, validated 6 January 2022.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.5524, validated 13 October 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision no risk, reference 2021.5059, validated 22 September 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.4891, validated 13 September 2021.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: acephate or methamidophos and monocrotophos in moringa leaves from India, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.1475, validated 23 March 2021.
- Information for attention notified by the United Kingdom: monocrotophos in fruit or vegetables from India, risk decision serious, reference 2020.0919, validated 25 February 2020.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 2 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 15 | 62% |
| Alert | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 8 | 33% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 15 | 62% |
| Potentially serious | 2 | 8% |
| Potential risk | 2 | 8% |
| Undecided | 4 | 17% |
| No risk | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Moringa leaves | 16 |
| Beans | 1 |
| Berries | 1 |
| Okra | 1 |
| Pears | 1 |
| Tea | 1 |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 23 | 96% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 1 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 38% |
| France | 7 | 29% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 12% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 8% |
| European Commission | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
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