Food test results

Pesticides found on apples

Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.

1994–2024 · 17 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1994–2024. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Diphenylamine (DPA)74.3%6,515 / 8,769 tested
Thiabendazole65.8%5,795 / 8,805 tested
Pyrimethanil51.2%2,098 / 4,094 tested

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

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9,975samples
tested
89.1%had at least one detected residue
114different analytes detected

8,887 of 9,975 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.

5,795 / 8,805 testedView yearly tests →
2,098 / 4,094 testedView yearly tests →
1,465 / 4,274 testedView yearly tests →
2,438 / 9,212 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%1994: 95.3%, 669 of 702 tested samples1995: 94.5%, 657 of 695 tested samples1996: 98.3%, 521 of 530 tested samples1999: 82.8%, 314 of 379 tested samples2000: 78.8%, 145 of 184 tested samples2001: 91.2%, 671 of 736 tested samples2002: 91.4%, 508 of 556 tested samples2003: 15.9%, 118 of 744 tested samples2004: 97.7%, 727 of 744 tested samples2005: 97.8%, 727 of 743 tested samples2009: 97.7%, 727 of 744 tested samples2010: 99.2%, 738 of 744 tested samples2014: 95.5%, 169 of 177 tested samples2015: 97.9%, 693 of 708 tested samples2016: 96.4%, 512 of 531 tested samples2023: 92.4%, 327 of 354 tested samples2024: 94.3%, 664 of 704 tested samples199420092024

17 tested years between 1994 and 2024. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
199470266995.3%
199569565794.5%
199653052198.3%
1997Not tested——
1998Not tested——
199937931482.8%
200018414578.8%
200173667191.2%
200255650891.4%
200374411815.9%
200474472797.7%
200574372797.8%
2006Not tested——
2007Not tested——
2008Not tested——
200974472797.7%
201074473899.2%
2011Not tested——
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
201417716995.5%
201570869397.9%
201653151296.4%
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
2019Not tested——
2020Not tested——
2021Not tested——
2022Not tested——
202335432792.4%
202470466494.3%
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
1,088
1
984
2
1,646
3
1,915
4
1,612
5
1,185
6
725
7
393
8
210
9
113
10+
104

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. origin94.6% · 9,432
Imported5.3% · 530
Unknown origin0.1% · 13

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 384 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1,2,4-Triazole71200.0%—
1-Naphthol1,569191.2%Yearly results
2,4-D68320.3%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran8,71000.0%—
4-Hydroxydiphenylamine946468.1%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole21052.4%—
Acephate9,21310.0%—
Acetamiprid4,2741,46534.3%Yearly results
Acetochlor1,41600.0%—
Acibenzolar S methyl4,04200.0%—
Acrinathrin59000.0%—
Aldicarb6,05800.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone8,31500.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide8,66600.0%—
Aldrin5,44900.0%—
Allethrin1,71700.0%—
Ametoctradin1,05800.0%—
Ametryn1,39100.0%—
Anilazine62200.0%—
Aspon1,05800.0%—
Atrazine8,19400.0%—
Azinphos ethyl70300.0%—
Azinphos methyl9,2122,43826.5%Yearly results
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog2,68400.0%—
Azoxystrobin4,57700.0%—
Bendiocarb5,44900.0%—
Benfluralin1,41700.0%—
Benomyl7017210.3%—
Benoxacor3,96200.0%—
Bensulide2,47400.0%—
Bensulide oxygen analog1,41600.0%—
BHC alpha5,53800.0%—
BHC beta2,56300.0%—
BHC delta8900.0%—
Bifenazate1,699352.1%Yearly results
Bifenthrin5,164200.4%Yearly results
Bitertanol1,05800.0%—
Boscalid4,08061815.1%Yearly results
Bromacil1,74900.0%—
Bromopropylate1,05800.0%—
Bromuconazole 46 (trans)74400.0%—
Bromuconazole 47 (cis)74400.0%—
Bupirimate1,64800.0%—
Buprofezin4,094230.6%Yearly results
Butocarboxim1,05800.0%—
Cadusafos12300.0%—
Captafol12300.0%—
Captan5,24969513.2%Yearly results
Carbaryl9,2135746.2%Yearly results
Carbendazim (MBC)4,80879316.5%Yearly results
Carbofuran8,70900.0%—
Carbophenothion3,01200.0%—
Carbophenothion methyl21000.0%—
Carboxin1,26800.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl4,09400.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole3,75289924.0%Yearly results
Chlordane cis5,47900.0%—
Chlordane trans5,47900.0%—
Chlorethoxyfos1,48800.0%—
Chlorfenapyr3,75200.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos alpha46800.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos beta46800.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos total3,60200.0%—
Chlorothalonil5,29440.1%—
Chlorpropham8,404170.2%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos9,2136386.9%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos methyl46800.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog2,68400.0%—
Clethodim2,33600.0%—
Clofentezine77310.1%—
Clomazone4,95800.0%—
Clothianidin2,68430.1%—
Coumaphos5,39700.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog4,12900.0%—
Crotoxyphos21000.0%—
Crufomate21000.0%—
Cumyluron1,05800.0%—
Cycloate13200.0%—
Cyflufenamid1,05800.0%—
Cyfluthrin5,645490.9%Yearly results
Cyhalothrin, Lambda76230.4%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783642310.2%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)4,8081453.0%Yearly results
Cymoxanil2,47400.0%—
Cypermethrin7,485180.2%Yearly results
Cyphenothrin2,68400.0%—
Cyproconazole2,16000.0%—
Cyprodinil4,5911022.2%Yearly results
Cyromazine1,21300.0%—
DCPA8,18010.0%—
DDD (TDE)1,21800.0%—
DDD o,p'3,73600.0%—
DDD p,p'6,89600.0%—
DDE1,91010.1%—
DDE o,p'1,38700.0%—
DDE p,p'6,92500.0%—
DDT1,24720.2%—
DDT o,p'3,67200.0%—
DDT p,p'6,89500.0%—
DEF (Tribufos)1,32600.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)4,97500.0%—
Demeton21200.0%—
Demeton-O21000.0%—
Demeton-S53000.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone56100.0%—
Desmedipham21000.0%—
Diazinon9,2132853.1%Yearly results
Diazinon oxygen analog5,88800.0%—
Dicamba8700.0%—
Dichlobenil6,88100.0%—
Dichlorobenzophenone p,p' (4,4-DCBP)27200.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)9,21400.0%—
Diclofop methyl1,41600.0%—
Dicloran8,40460.1%—
Dicofol o,p'2,29020.1%—
Dicofol p,p'6,397340.5%Yearly results
Dicofol Total1,379332.4%Yearly results
Dicrotophos87900.0%—
Dieldrin7,33440.1%—
Difenoconazole3,962511.3%Yearly results
Diflubenzuron3,871481.2%Yearly results
Dimethenamid3,75200.0%—
Dimethoate9,2141591.7%Yearly results
Dimethomorph5,00300.0%—
Dinotefuran3,96200.0%—
Diphenamid4,86800.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)8,7696,51574.3%Yearly results
Disulfoton7,36710.0%—
Disulfoton oxygen analog1,41600.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone7,30100.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide1,44600.0%—
Diuron4,70700.0%—
Dodine88550.6%—
Emamectin benzoate3,75200.0%—
Endosulfan I7,4161462.0%Yearly results
Endosulfan II7,4502383.2%Yearly results
Endosulfan sulfate7,4261191.6%Yearly results
Endosulfans Total1,38014210.3%Yearly results
Endrin4,65600.0%—
EPN21000.0%—
Epoxiconazole74400.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)3,04000.0%—
Esfenvalerate1,673120.7%Yearly results
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total5,294160.3%Yearly results
Ethalfluralin4,02000.0%—
Ethephon49414328.9%—
Ethiofencarb3,33400.0%—
Ethion8,12990.1%—
Ethion di oxon37900.0%—
Ethion mono oxon3,80800.0%—
Ethoprop5,96800.0%—
Etofenprox1,41600.0%—
Etoxazole3,353762.3%Yearly results
Etridiazole1,05800.0%—
Famoxadone1,62600.0%—
Fenamidone3,94600.0%—
Fenamiphos7,79800.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone6,76400.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide4,76600.0%—
Fenarimol4,03300.0%—
Fenazaquin1,41600.0%—
Fenbuconazole5,694490.9%Yearly results
Fenbutatin oxide684182.6%Yearly results
Fenchlorphos (Ronnel)21000.0%—
Fenhexamid3,72200.0%—
Fenitrothion2,92300.0%—
Fenitrothion oxygen analog37900.0%—
Fenpropathrin5,5561793.2%Yearly results
Fenpropimorph2,47400.0%—
Fenpyroximate3,8841804.6%Yearly results
Fensulfothion21000.0%—
Fenthion4,07000.0%—
Fenvalerate3,32450.2%—
Fipronil1,05800.0%—
Fipronil sulfone (MB46136)1,41600.0%—
Flonicamid3,962280.7%Yearly results
Fluazifop butyl1,41000.0%—
Flubendiamide1,416493.5%Yearly results
Fludioxonil5,1411,07620.9%Yearly results
Flufenacet1,05800.0%—
Flufenoxuron1,38600.0%—
Flumioxazin2,47400.0%—
Fluopicolide2,47400.0%—
Fluopyram1,884201.1%Yearly results
Fluoxastrobin2,33600.0%—
Fluquinconazole2,47400.0%—
Fluridone3,46700.0%—
Flusilazole2,47400.0%—
Flutolanil1,41600.0%—
Flutriafol1,41640.3%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)2,68400.0%—
Folpet4,32200.0%—
Fonofos4,10400.0%—
Fonofos oxygen analog37900.0%—
Forchlorfenuron1,71800.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride3,5441343.8%Yearly results
Furathiocarb1,05800.0%—
Halosulfuron methyl1,05800.0%—
Heptachlor6,36900.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide6,57800.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)6,63600.0%—
Hexaconazole2,13500.0%—
Hexythiazox2,992822.7%Yearly results
HWG 2061 (tebuconazole metab.)74400.0%—
Hydroprene2,33400.0%—
Imazalil8,38950.1%—
Imazethapyr1,41600.0%—
Imidacloprid5,44990116.5%Yearly results
Imiprothrin2,68400.0%—
Indaziflam1,41600.0%—
Indoxacarb2,684130.5%Yearly results
Iprodione8,374180.2%Yearly results
Iprodione metabolite isomer1,04100.0%—
Isofenphos1,26800.0%—
Isoprothiolane1,05800.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl3,42500.0%—
Lenacil1,05800.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)8,83540.0%—
Linuron4,85200.0%—
Lufenuron56000.0%—
Malathion9,15410.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog7,25500.0%—
Mandipropamid3,75200.0%—
MCPA8700.0%—
Mefenacet1,05800.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam7,03710.0%—
Methamidophos9,21410.0%—
Methidathion9,03200.0%—
Methidathion oxygen analog1,48800.0%—
Methiocarb5,92200.0%—
Methiocarb sulfone88500.0%—
Methiocarb sulfoxide88500.0%—
Methomyl9,199891.0%Yearly results
Methoprene2,33400.0%—
Methoxychlor olefin2,31930.1%—
Methoxychlor p,p'1,26800.0%—
Methoxychlor Total5,6903375.9%Yearly results
Methoxyfenozide3,9623147.9%Yearly results
Metolachlor5,14100.0%—
Metrafenone1,05800.0%—
Metribuzin3,91000.0%—
Mevinphos E37900.0%—
Mevinphos Total7,87370.1%—
Mevinphos Z37900.0%—
MGK-2642,61000.0%—
Mirex1,41600.0%—
Monocrotophos1,26800.0%—
Myclobutanil9,5342702.8%Yearly results
Naled1,41600.0%—
Napropamide5,04100.0%—
Norflurazon5,97300.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl6,91000.0%—
Novaluron1,058393.7%Yearly results
o-Phenylphenol7,2183244.5%Yearly results
Omethoate8,7941261.4%Yearly results
Oryzalin2,47400.0%—
Oxadiazon1,41600.0%—
Oxadixyl3,72500.0%—
Oxamyl9,1851011.1%Yearly results
Oxamyl oxime2,97130.1%—
Oxychlordane2,42300.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl2,47400.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone7,31600.0%—
Oxyfluorfen5,29500.0%—
Paclobutrazol1,64800.0%—
Parathion ethyl8,57350.1%—
Parathion methyl8,6601291.5%Yearly results
Parathion methyl oxygen analog4,30900.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog4,39900.0%—
Pebulate1,05800.0%—
Penconazole1,05800.0%—
Pencycuron1,05800.0%—
Pendimethalin4,085531.3%Yearly results
Penoxsulam1,05800.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)4,75800.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)8,28100.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)3,86600.0%—
Penthiopyrad1,05800.0%—
Permethrin cis5,86740.1%—
Permethrin Total2,96850.2%—
Permethrin trans5,86720.0%—
Phenmedipham21000.0%—
Phenothrin3,91600.0%—
Phenthoate2,33400.0%—
Phorate8,04400.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog4,16900.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone50400.0%—
Phorate sulfone7,65000.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide7,39100.0%—
Phosalone8,475110.1%Yearly results
Phosmet9,0298439.3%Yearly results
Phosmet oxygen analog1,26910.1%—
Phosphamidon7,168460.6%Yearly results
Piperonyl butoxide6,98520.0%—
Pirimicarb3,39200.0%—
Pirimicarb desmethyl1,05800.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl5,52000.0%—
Prallethrin3,05600.0%—
Prochloraz1,05800.0%—
Procymidone2,41500.0%—
Profenofos5,18700.0%—
Prometryn2,65200.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)6,92510.0%—
Propamocarb1,05800.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride1,41600.0%—
Propargite8,3375386.5%Yearly results
Propetamphos5,54200.0%—
Propham21000.0%—
Propiconazole5,51300.0%—
Propiconazole I21000.0%—
Propiconazole II21000.0%—
Prothiofos1,05800.0%—
Pymetrozine93900.0%—
Pyraclostrobin4,09480419.6%Yearly results
Pyraflufen ethyl1,41600.0%—
Pyrazophos1,05800.0%—
Pyridaben4,208170.4%Yearly results
Pyrimethanil4,0942,09851.2%Yearly results
Pyriproxyfen6,925280.4%Yearly results
Quinalphos1,05800.0%—
Quinoxyfen3,91700.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)7,71000.0%—
Resmethrin1,46900.0%—
Resmethrin cis2,82600.0%—
Resmethrin trans2,85700.0%—
RH 9129 (fenbuconazole metab.)74400.0%—
RH 9130 (fenbuconazole metab.)74410.1%—
Rimsulfuron1,05800.0%—
RPA 404886 (triticonazole metab.)74400.0%—
RPA 406341 (triticonazole metab.)74400.0%—
Saflufenacil2,47400.0%—
Sethoxydim1,41600.0%—
Simazine5,95600.0%—
Simetryn1,05800.0%—
Spinetoram3,737862.3%Yearly results
Spinosad2,336110.5%Yearly results
Spinosad A1,62690.6%—
Spinosad D21000.0%—
Spirodiclofen2,47435914.5%Yearly results
Spiromesifen2,47800.0%—
Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite)1,27800.0%—
Spirotetramat2,47420.1%—
Spiroxamine2,33600.0%—
Sulfentrazone1,26800.0%—
Sulprofos2,80200.0%—
Tebuconazole5,84060.1%—
Tebufenozide4,481420.9%Yearly results
Tebufenpyrad1,64800.0%—
Tecnazene3,21500.0%—
Tefluthrin3,96200.0%—
TEPP1,05600.0%—
Terbacil6,91000.0%—
Terbufos6,11100.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone29600.0%—
Terbufos sulfone4,91500.0%—
Terbuthylazine1,05800.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos4,48800.0%—
Tetraconazole1,41600.0%—
Tetradifon6,90900.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)4,22364215.2%Yearly results
Tetramethrin2,68400.0%—
Thiabendazole8,8055,79565.8%Yearly results
Thiacloprid4,0943027.4%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam5,003240.5%Yearly results
Thiazopyr1,41600.0%—
Thiobencarb3,15900.0%—
Thiodicarb1,62600.0%—
Thionazin21000.0%—
Tri Allate1,05800.0%—
Triadimefon6,17900.0%—
Triadimenol2,012140.7%Yearly results
Triazole acetic acid (TAA)71400.0%—
Triazole alanine (TA)713618.6%—
Triazophos1,64800.0%—
Trichlorfon1,41600.0%—
Trifloxystrobin4,0942295.6%Yearly results
Trifloxysulfuron1,41600.0%—
Triflumizole3,11300.0%—
Trifluralin8,20000.0%—
Triforine2,47200.0%—
Triticonazole1,80200.0%—
Vernolate1,05800.0%—
Vinclozolin8,35600.0%—
Zoxamide1,05800.0%—
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Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2024.

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