Tebufenpyrad 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 tebufenpyrad, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 6 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 3 in the 365 days before, up 100%. 83% were border rejections and 83% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were Türkiye (17), Albania (3) and China (1). The product categories named most often were fruit and vegetables (22), herbs and spices (1) and other and mixed food products (1). The products named most often were peppers (19) and chilli peppers (2).
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 tebufenpyrad
The newest 24 of 24, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: formetanate, emamectin and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.7413, validated 21 August 2026.
- Alert notified by Slovenia: tebufenpyrad and fluopyram in peppers from Albania, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5598, validated 25 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.5532, validated 23 June 2026.
- Alert notified by the Netherlands: tebufenpyrad in herbs or spices from China, risk decision serious, reference 2026.4047, validated 8 May 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: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1799, validated 4 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: flonicamid, chlorfenapyr and tebufenpyrad in chilli peppers from Albania, risk decision serious, reference 2025.7444, validated 29 September 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Albania, risk decision no risk, reference 2025.5400, validated 16 July 2025.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2025.3849, validated 23 May 2025.
- Information for attention notified by Portugal: tebufenpyrad in fruit or vegetables from Peru, risk decision serious, reference 2024.8039, validated 30 October 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2024.0533, validated 25 January 2024.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: fosthiazate and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3743, validated 5 June 2023.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2023.3338, validated 19 May 2023.
- Information for follow up notified by Portugal: tebufenpyrad in a mixed food product from France, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2022.6474, validated 4 November 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: acetamiprid and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2022.2208, validated 14 April 2022.
- Border rejection notified by Denmark: tebufenpyrad in chilli peppers from Thailand, risk decision not serious, reference 2021.2815, validated 2 June 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2606, validated 23 May 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.2121, validated 28 April 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos and tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision undecided, reference 2021.2047, validated 25 April 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1909, validated 19 April 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1692, validated 4 April 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1575, validated 27 March 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2021.1014, validated 27 February 2021.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: tebufenpyrad in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision serious, reference 2020.1930, validated 8 May 2020.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 6 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 20 | 83% |
| Alert | 2 | 8% |
| Information for follow up | 1 | 4% |
| Information for attention | 1 | 4% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 20 | 83% |
| Potentially serious | 1 | 4% |
| Not serious | 1 | 4% |
| Undecided | 1 | 4% |
| No risk | 1 | 4% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Peppers | 19 |
| Chilli peppers | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Türkiye | 17 | 71% |
| Albania | 3 | 12% |
| China | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Peru | 1 | 4% |
| Thailand | 1 | 4% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | 22 | 92% |
| Herbs and spices | 1 | 4% |
| Other and mixed food products | 1 | 4% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 17 | 71% |
| Croatia | 2 | 8% |
| Portugal | 2 | 8% |
| Denmark | 1 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 4% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 4% |
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