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Pesticides found on apple juice

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1996–2020 · 9 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1996–2020. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)30.1%543 / 1,802 tested
Thiabendazole28.1%1,119 / 3,981 tested
Carbendazim (MBC)17.6%264 / 1,499 tested

Detection frequency is not a health-risk ranking. Summary screen: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.

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4,530samples
tested
46.9%had at least one detected residue
55different analytes detected

2,125 of 4,530 samples had a validated detection. Historical results, not a safety score.

Most commonly detected

Percent of samples actually tested for each analyte. Shown: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.

1,119 / 3,981 testedView yearly tests →
297 / 1,713 testedView yearly tests →
566 / 4,522 testedView yearly tests →
280 / 2,239 testedView yearly tests →
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The tested count differs by analyte. A detection does not establish health risk.

Detection over time

Samples with at least one validated detection.

0%25%50%75%100%1996: 66.5%, 119 of 179 tested samples1997: 67.2%, 463 of 689 tested samples1998: 63.3%, 439 of 694 tested samples2002: 39.6%, 289 of 729 tested samples2007: 17.7%, 65 of 368 tested samples2008: 15.1%, 56 of 372 tested samples2012: 47.0%, 186 of 396 tested samples2013: 45.9%, 174 of 379 tested samples2020: 46.1%, 334 of 724 tested samples199620082020

9 tested years between 1996 and 2020. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
199617911966.5%
199768946367.2%
199869443963.3%
1999Not tested——
2000Not tested——
2001Not tested——
200272928939.6%
2003Not tested——
2004Not tested——
2005Not tested——
2006Not tested——
20073686517.7%
20083725615.1%
2009Not tested——
2010Not tested——
2011Not tested——
201239618647.0%
201337917445.9%
2014Not tested——
2015Not tested——
2016Not tested——
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
2019Not tested——
202072433446.1%
Testing panels and detection limits change. These observations do not establish a causal trend.

How many were detected?

Number of distinct analytes per tested sample.

0
2,405
1
1,081
2
442
3
285
4
154
5
88
6
49
7
20
8
6

Labels show analytes; counts show samples. Metabolites and isomers remain separate. This is not a count of pesticide products applied.

Where samples came from

Origin recorded by USDA.

U.S. origin60.0% · 2,716
Imported39.7% · 1,799
Unknown origin0.3% · 15

Origin describes the sampled food. These shares do not compare countries’ residue levels.

All tested analytes

Zero detections here means tested with no validated detection. It does not describe analytes that were never tested.

Open 326 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol2,34920.1%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran3,16100.0%—
4-Hydroxydiphenylamine7900.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole17973.9%—
Abamectin72400.0%—
Acephate3,793140.4%Yearly results
Acetamiprid1,71329717.3%Yearly results
Acibenzolar S methyl1,49900.0%—
Acrinathrin77500.0%—
Afidopyropen72400.0%—
Aldicarb1,86700.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone2,28200.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide2,43700.0%—
Aldrin2,45200.0%—
Allethrin1,48200.0%—
Atrazine2,32900.0%—
Aviglycine hydrochloride72400.0%—
Azinphos ethyl38800.0%—
Azinphos methyl4,522922.0%Yearly results
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog1,49900.0%—
Azoxystrobin97100.0%—
Bendiocarb1,51500.0%—
Benfluralin77500.0%—
Benomyl856131.5%Yearly results
Benoxacor97100.0%—
Bensulide77500.0%—
Bensulide oxygen analog77500.0%—
Benzovindiflupyr72400.0%—
BHC alpha2,47800.0%—
BHC beta1,73800.0%—
BHC delta23900.0%—
Bifenazate93800.0%—
Bifenthrin2,33800.0%—
Boscalid2,23960.3%—
Bromacil77500.0%—
Bupirimate77500.0%—
Buprofezin2,23900.0%—
Captan2,964100.3%Yearly results
Carbaryl4,52256612.5%Yearly results
Carbendazim (MBC)1,49926417.6%Yearly results
Carbofuran3,16110.0%—
Carbophenothion23900.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl2,23940.2%—
Chlorantraniliprole1,499100.7%Yearly results
Chlordane cis2,47800.0%—
Chlordane trans2,47810.0%—
Chlorfenapyr1,49900.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos alpha23900.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos beta23900.0%—
Chlorothalonil2,08600.0%—
Chlorpropham2,43700.0%—
Chlorpyrifos4,52210.0%—
Chlorpyrifos methyl23900.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog1,60700.0%—
Clethodim72400.0%—
Clethodim 5-OH sulfone72400.0%—
Clethodim sulfone72400.0%—
Clethodim sulfoxide72400.0%—
Clofentezine1,20200.0%—
Clomazone88300.0%—
Clothianidin2,23900.0%—
Coumaphos16000.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog16000.0%—
Cyantraniliprole72400.0%—
Cyclaniliprole72400.0%—
Cyflufenamid72400.0%—
Cyflumetofen72400.0%—
Cyfluthrin2,47800.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda21400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783621400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)2,02500.0%—
Cymoxanil77500.0%—
Cypermethrin2,47800.0%—
Cyphenothrin1,60700.0%—
Cyproconazole77500.0%—
Cyprodinil2,96850.2%—
DCPA2,43700.0%—
DDD (TDE)34300.0%—
DDD o,p'10800.0%—
DDD p,p'1,79900.0%—
DDE86000.0%—
DDE o,p'83200.0%—
DDE p,p'3,66200.0%—
DDT34300.0%—
DDT o,p'83200.0%—
DDT p,p'1,22200.0%—
DEF (Tribufos)16000.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)2,23900.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone80000.0%—
Diazinon4,52260.1%—
Diazinon oxygen analog2,19300.0%—
Dichlobenil2,44200.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)3,79200.0%—
Dicloran2,52500.0%—
Dicofol o,p'10800.0%—
Dicofol p,p'3,11500.0%—
Dicofol Total1,40700.0%—
Dieldrin3,61400.0%—
Difenoconazole1,60710.1%—
Diflubenzuron97100.0%—
Dimethenamid77500.0%—
Dimethoate3,7983178.3%Yearly results
Dimethomorph1,40900.0%—
Dinotefuran1,60710.1%—
Diphenamid87900.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)4,5013718.2%Yearly results
Disulfoton1,98300.0%—
Disulfoton oxygen analog77500.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone1,80500.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide77500.0%—
Diuron2,47800.0%—
Dodine1,49900.0%—
Emamectin benzoate77500.0%—
Endosulfan I4,52200.0%—
Endosulfan II4,52200.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate4,52200.0%—
Endrin88300.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)49500.0%—
Esfenvalerate2,06820.1%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total2,13100.0%—
Ethalfluralin1,54000.0%—
Ethion2,32910.0%—
Ethion mono oxon77500.0%—
Ethoprop88300.0%—
Etofenprox72400.0%—
Etoxazole1,99500.0%—
Famoxadone88300.0%—
Fenamidone88300.0%—
Fenamiphos3,02300.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone2,55900.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide1,07500.0%—
Fenarimol1,46400.0%—
Fenazaquin1,49900.0%—
Fenbuconazole2,22100.0%—
Fenhexamid77500.0%—
Fenitrothion16000.0%—
Fenitrothion oxygen analog16000.0%—
Fenpropathrin2,24800.0%—
Fenpropimorph77500.0%—
Fenpyroximate1,49900.0%—
Fenthion23900.0%—
Fenvalerate2,39120.1%—
Fipronil sulfone (MB46136)77500.0%—
Flonicamid2,13300.0%—
Fluazinam72400.0%—
Flubendiamide1,49900.0%—
Fludioxonil2,239502.2%Yearly results
Fluensulfone72400.0%—
Flufenoxuron1,49900.0%—
Flumioxazin2,02500.0%—
Fluopicolide77500.0%—
Fluopyram72410.1%—
Flupyradifurone72400.0%—
Fluquinconazole77500.0%—
Fluridone2,23900.0%—
Fluroxypyr-meptyl72400.0%—
Flusilazole77500.0%—
Flutianil72400.0%—
Flutolanil77500.0%—
Flutriafol1,49980.5%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)1,60700.0%—
Fluxapyroxad724172.3%—
Folpet3,37310.0%—
Fonofos70000.0%—
Fonofos oxygen analog46500.0%—
Forchlorfenuron52600.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride72400.0%—
Halosulfuron methyl83200.0%—
Heptachlor1,93400.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide2,79300.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)2,08400.0%—
Hexythiazox1,46600.0%—
Hydroprene2,02500.0%—
Imazalil2,40220.1%—
Imazethapyr74200.0%—
Imidacloprid2,20620.1%—
Imidacloprid urea72400.0%—
Imiprothrin1,58900.0%—
Indaziflam1,49900.0%—
Indoxacarb2,23900.0%—
Iprodione2,43720.1%—
Isofetamid72400.0%—
Isoxaben72400.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl2,02500.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)3,27210.0%—
Linuron1,14800.0%—
Lufenuron77500.0%—
Malathion4,52210.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog2,96800.0%—
Mandipropamid77500.0%—
Mesotrione72400.0%—
Metaflumizone72400.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam3,57200.0%—
Methamidophos3,793401.1%Yearly results
Methidathion3,26700.0%—
Methiocarb38800.0%—
Methiocarb sulfone77500.0%—
Methiocarb sulfoxide77500.0%—
Methomyl4,48920.0%—
Methomyl oxime72400.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'1,24700.0%—
Methoxychlor Total1,12900.0%—
Methoxyfenozide2,239411.8%Yearly results
Metolachlor88300.0%—
Metrafenone72400.0%—
Metribuzin77500.0%—
Mevinphos E42300.0%—
Mevinphos Total2,01400.0%—
Mevinphos Z42300.0%—
MGK-26481400.0%—
Myclobutanil4,48600.0%—
Naled1,49900.0%—
Napropamide1,51500.0%—
Norflurazon2,85600.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl2,85600.0%—
Novaluron72400.0%—
o-Phenylphenol4,332641.5%Yearly results
Omethoate3,778912.4%Yearly results
Oryzalin1,49900.0%—
Oxadixyl10800.0%—
Oxamyl4,52210.0%—
Oxamyl oxime1,71300.0%—
Oxathiapiprolin72400.0%—
Oxychlordane1,01400.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl77500.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone2,34100.0%—
Oxyfluorfen2,47800.0%—
Paclobutrazol77500.0%—
Parathion ethyl2,07300.0%—
Parathion methyl2,43730.1%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog88300.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog72900.0%—
Pendimethalin2,23900.0%—
Penoxsulam72400.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)77500.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)2,32900.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)77500.0%—
Penthiopyrad72410.1%—
Permethrin cis3,11810.0%—
Permethrin Total1,38610.1%—
Permethrin trans3,11810.0%—
Phenothrin1,60700.0%—
Phorate2,32900.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog1,01400.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone23900.0%—
Phorate sulfone2,06100.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide1,41200.0%—
Phosalone3,59520.1%—
Phosmet3,786130.3%Yearly results
Phosmet oxygen analog72400.0%—
Phosphamidon2,28300.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide3,20720.1%—
Pirimiphos methyl1,14300.0%—
Prallethrin1,46400.0%—
Profenofos16000.0%—
Prometryn10800.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)3,53800.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride77500.0%—
Propargite3,16600.0%—
Propetamphos1,51500.0%—
Propiconazole77500.0%—
Propiconazole I10800.0%—
Propiconazole II10800.0%—
Propoxur74200.0%—
Prothiofos77500.0%—
Pydiflumetofen72400.0%—
Pyraclostrobin1,71330.2%—
Pyraflufen ethyl1,49900.0%—
Pyridaben2,96800.0%—
Pyrifluquinazon72400.0%—
Pyrimethanil2,23928012.5%Yearly results
Pyriproxyfen2,96800.0%—
Quinoxyfen88300.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)2,43000.0%—
Resmethrin1,35600.0%—
Resmethrin cis88300.0%—
Resmethrin trans88300.0%—
Rimsulfuron1,12000.0%—
Saflufenacil1,49900.0%—
Sethoxydim1,49900.0%—
Sethoxydim sulfoxide72400.0%—
Simazine3,69400.0%—
Spinetoram1,49900.0%—
Spinosad83000.0%—
Spinosad A88300.0%—
Spinosad D88310.1%—
Spirodiclofen2,02500.0%—
Spiromesifen77500.0%—
Spirotetramat1,49900.0%—
Sulfentrazone10800.0%—
Sulfoxaflor72400.0%—
Sulprofos23900.0%—
Tebuconazole1,60700.0%—
Tebufenozide1,71300.0%—
Tebufenpyrad77500.0%—
Tecnazene23900.0%—
Teflubenzuron72400.0%—
Tefluthrin1,60700.0%—
Terbacil3,58700.0%—
Terbufos1,55400.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone2000.0%—
Terbufos sulfone1,28600.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos1,02300.0%—
Tetraconazole77500.0%—
Tetradifon2,33700.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)1,80254330.1%Yearly results
Tetramethrin1,60700.0%—
Thiabendazole3,9811,11928.1%Yearly results
Thiacloprid1,713673.9%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam2,23930.1%—
Thiazopyr77500.0%—
Thiobencarb77500.0%—
Thiodicarb88300.0%—
Thiophanate methyl72400.0%—
Tolfenpyrad72400.0%—
Tolylfluanid72400.0%—
Triadimefon2,08800.0%—
Triadimenol74000.0%—
Triazophos77500.0%—
Trichlorfon77500.0%—
Trifloxystrobin2,23900.0%—
Trifloxysulfuron77500.0%—
Triflumizole2,23900.0%—
Trifluralin2,47800.0%—
Triforine77500.0%—
Vinclozolin2,39000.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2020.

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