Profenofos 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).
32 notifications since 1 January 2020 named profenofos, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 5 in the 365 days before, up 20%. 66% were border rejections and 34% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Egypt (6), Sri Lanka (4) and India (3). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (24), herbs and spices (7) and cereals and bakery products (1). The products named most often were beans (4), oranges (4) and chilli 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 profenofos
The newest 25 of 32, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: chlorfenapyr and profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Uzbekistan, risk decision serious, reference 2026.9397, validated 21 October 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: profenofos, fipronil, ethion and 1 more findings in chilli peppers from Bangladesh, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6010, validated 7 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in beans from Kenya, risk decision no risk, reference 2026.5309, validated 16 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: profenofos in peppers from Egypt, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2342, validated 19 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.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: cypermethrin, profenofos and penconazole in fruit or vegetables from Uzbekistan, risk decision serious, reference 2025.8814, validated 11 November 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Latvia: chlorpyrifos and profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Uzbekistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.7830, validated 13 October 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos and profenofos in peppers from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2025.6433, validated 22 August 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: profenofos and fenobucarb in grapefruit from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2025.3876, validated 23 May 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Romania: profenofos in oranges from Egypt, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.0705, validated 3 February 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Cyprus: profenofos and triazophos in fruit or vegetables from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2024.8799, validated 28 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Belgium: profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Burkina Faso, risk decision no risk, reference 2024.8251, validated 7 November 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in spices from Rwanda, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.3550, validated 3 May 2024.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in oranges from Egypt, risk decision not serious, reference 2024.1205, validated 21 February 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos and profenofos in rice from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.8760, validated 19 December 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos, fipronil and ethion in chillies from India, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.7302, validated 26 October 2023.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: profenofos, carbofuran and chlorothalonil in beans from Sri Lanka, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.5823, validated 28 August 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Germany: carbendazim, profenofos, permethrin and 2 more findings in fruit or vegetables from Vietnam, risk decision potential risk, reference 2023.4004, validated 14 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in herbs or spices from Rwanda, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.3495, validated 25 May 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in beans from Kenya, risk decision no risk, reference 2023.2835, validated 28 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in chillies from Kenya, risk decision not serious, reference 2023.2316, validated 5 April 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Greece: chlorpyrifos, tricyclazole, buprofezin and 4 more findings in chilli peppers from India, risk decision serious, reference 2023.2012, validated 24 March 2023.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: chlorpyrifos, lambda cyhalothrin and profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Egypt, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2023.1959, validated 22 March 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: profenofos in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1444, validated 28 February 2023.
- Border rejection notified by France: clothianidin, profenofos, fipronil and 1 more findings in fruit or vegetables from Sri Lanka, risk decision serious, reference 2023.1424, validated 28 February 2023.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 5 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 21 | 66% |
| Alert | 3 | 9% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 3% |
| Information for attention | 7 | 22% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 11 | 34% |
| Potentially serious | 6 | 19% |
| Potential risk | 4 | 12% |
| Not serious | 5 | 16% |
| Undecided | 1 | 3% |
| No risk | 5 | 16% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Beans | 4 |
| Oranges | 4 |
| Chilli peppers | 3 |
| Chillies | 2 |
| Peppers | 2 |
| Dill | 1 |
| Grapefruit | 1 |
| Melons | 1 |
| Mint | 1 |
| Rice | 1 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6 | 19% |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 12% |
| India | 3 | 9% |
| Kenya | 3 | 9% |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 9% |
| Vietnam | 3 | 9% |
| Rwanda | 2 | 6% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 6% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 3% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 3% |
| China | 1 | 3% |
| Cambodia | 1 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 24 | 75% |
| Herbs and spices | 7 | 22% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 1 | 3% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 9 | 28% |
| Germany | 5 | 16% |
| Greece | 4 | 12% |
| Latvia | 3 | 9% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 9% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 6% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
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