Thiamethoxam 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).
152 notifications since 1 January 2020 named thiamethoxam, under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 29 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 20 in the 365 days before, up 45%. 74% were border rejections and 14% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were India (92), Pakistan (22) and China (9). The product categories named most often were cereals and bakery products (95), fruit and vegetables (28) and herbs and spices (18). The products named most often were rice (68), basmati rice (25) and cumin (9).
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 thiamethoxam
The newest 25 of 152, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: thiamethoxam, emamectin, fluvalinate and 1 more findings in peppers from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9017, validated 22 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: thiamethoxam in dragon fruit from Ecuador, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.9299, validated 20 October 2026.
- 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 France: thiamethoxam and clothianidin in rice from Pakistan, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8831, validated 6 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Poland: thiamethoxam in grains from Russia, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8589, validated 28 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: thiamethoxam and tricyclazole in rice from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.8547, validated 25 September 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: thiamethoxam and tricyclazole in rice from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7490, validated 25 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: thiamethoxam in lemons from Chile, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7503, validated 25 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: thiamethoxam and clothianidin in nuts or seeds from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.7102, validated 11 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: thiamethoxam in fenugreek from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7087, validated 10 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: Salmonella and thiamethoxam in chillies from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.6178, validated 10 July 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: thiamethoxam in dried herbs from Japan, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5911, validated 3 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Norway: chlorpyrifos, thiamethoxam and tricyclazole in rice from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5745, validated 29 June 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 Latvia: thiamethoxam and cypermethrin in black or white pepper from Vietnam, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5694, 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.
- Information for follow up notified by Latvia: thiamethoxam and clothianidin in paprika from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.5021, validated 8 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.
- Information for attention notified by Italy: thiamethoxam in mangoes from Peru, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4531, validated 22 May 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Germany: thiamethoxam in green tea from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.4510, validated 21 May 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Poland: thiamethoxam in green tea from China, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.3215, validated 15 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Estonia: thiamethoxam and tricyclazole in rice from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2901, validated 6 April 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Bulgaria: chlorpyrifos, thiamethoxam and tricyclazole in a mixed food product from India, risk decision serious, reference 2026.2709, validated 30 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by France: thiamethoxam in nuts or seeds from India, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2488, validated 24 March 2026.
Other pesticide residues: chlorpyrifos, ethylene oxide, pesticide residues.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 27 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 113 | 74% |
| Alert | 4 | 3% |
| Information for follow up | 16 | 11% |
| Information for attention | 19 | 12% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 14% |
| Potentially serious | 27 | 18% |
| Potential risk | 25 | 16% |
| Not serious | 49 | 32% |
| Undecided | 20 | 13% |
| No risk | 10 | 7% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Rice | 68 |
| Basmati rice | 25 |
| Cumin | 9 |
| Dragon fruit | 5 |
| Fenugreek | 3 |
| Nuts or seeds | 3 |
| Beans | 2 |
| Green tea | 2 |
| Guavas | 2 |
| Okra | 2 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| India | 92 | 61% |
| Pakistan | 22 | 14% |
| China | 9 | 6% |
| Vietnam | 6 | 4% |
| Lebanon | 3 | 2% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2% |
| Thailand | 3 | 2% |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1% |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1% |
| Russia | 2 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | under 1% |
| Chile | 1 | under 1% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cereals and bakery products | 95 | 62% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 28 | 18% |
| Herbs and spices | 18 | 12% |
| Cocoa, coffee and tea | 5 | 3% |
| Nuts, nut products and seeds | 3 | 2% |
| Other and mixed food products | 2 | 1% |
| Feed materials | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 45 | 30% |
| Germany | 25 | 16% |
| Italy | 15 | 10% |
| Denmark | 7 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 5% |
| Norway | 6 | 4% |
| Cyprus | 5 | 3% |
| Latvia | 5 | 3% |
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