Food test results
Pesticides found on baby food - applesauce
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2012–2023 · 3 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2012–2023. Each analyte uses its own tested count.
Acetamiprid15.6%231 / 1,485 tested
Cyprodinil9.5%141 / 1,485 tested
Pyrimethanil8.8%131 / 1,485 tested
Detection frequency is not a health-risk ranking. Summary screen: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.
Download these results as CSV1,485samples
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46.5%had at least one detected residue
32different analytes detected
690 of 1,485 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.
View all tested analytes ↓The tested count differs by analyte. A detection does not establish health risk.
Detection over time
Samples with at least one validated detection.
3 tested years between 2012 and 2023. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 396 | 197 | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 379 | 194 | 51.2% |
| 2014 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2015 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2016 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2017 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2018 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2019 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2020 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2021 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2022 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2023 | 710 | 299 | 42.1% |
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.
0795
1393
2166
388
436
57
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. origin96.0% · 1,425
Imported3.1% · 46
Unknown origin0.9% · 14
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 241 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acephate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 1,485 | 231 | 15.6% | Yearly results |
| Acibenzolar S methyl | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Allethrin | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ametoctradin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ametryn | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aspon | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Atrazine | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 1,464 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl oxygen analog | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bendiocarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benoxacor | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bensulide | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC beta | 1,466 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenazate | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 1,485 | 33 | 2.2% | Yearly results |
| Bitertanol | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Boscalid | 1,485 | 23 | 1.5% | Yearly results |
| Bromopropylate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bupirimate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Buprofezin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Butocarboxim | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Captan | 1,309 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbaryl | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 1,485 | 107 | 7.2% | Yearly results |
| Carbofuran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carboxin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane cis | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 1,444 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenapyr | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 691 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorothalonil | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1,485 | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clethodim | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clomazone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clothianidin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cumyluron | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyflufenamid | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 1,463 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 1,485 | 18 | 1.2% | Yearly results |
| Cymoxanil | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyphenothrin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyprodinil | 1,485 | 141 | 9.5% | Yearly results |
| DCPA | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT p,p' | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diazinon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diazinon oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlobenil | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicloran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Difenoconazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethomorph | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dinotefuran | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenamid | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenylamine (DPA) | 1,485 | 58 | 3.9% | Yearly results |
| Disulfoton | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Emamectin benzoate | 691 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Endrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethiofencarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etoxazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etridiazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamidone | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenarimol | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Fenbuconazole | 1,485 | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Fenhexamid | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 1,485 | 100 | 6.7% | Yearly results |
| Fenpropimorph | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenthion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 1,397 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flonicamid | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 1,463 | 81 | 5.5% | Yearly results |
| Flufenacet | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flumioxazin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopicolide | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopyram | 710 | 9 | 1.3% | — |
| Fluoxastrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluquinconazole | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluridone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flusilazole | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate) | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Folpet | 1,375 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fonofos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Forchlorfenuron | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Formetanate hydrochloride | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Furathiocarb | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Halosulfuron methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexaconazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazalil | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 1,485 | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Imiprothrin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Indoxacarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Iprodione | 1,463 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Isofenphos | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isoprothiolane | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lenacil | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 1,466 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mandipropamid | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mefenacet | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methamidophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methiocarb | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor p,p' | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Metolachlor | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metrafenone | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mevinphos Total | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 671 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Monocrotophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,485 | 60 | 4.0% | Yearly results |
| Napropamide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon desmethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Novaluron | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Omethoate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oryzalin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxadixyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl oxime | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Paclobutrazol | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pebulate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penconazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pencycuron | 1,484 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penoxsulam | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachloroaniline (PCA) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorobenzene (PCB) | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin Total | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenothrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Phosmet | 1,485 | 32 | 2.2% | Yearly results |
| Phosphamidon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimicarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimicarb desmethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prallethrin | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prochloraz | 1,484 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Procymidone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pronamide (Propyzamide) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propamocarb | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propamocarb hydrochloride | 775 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propargite | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prothiofos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pymetrozine | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrazophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyridaben | 1,485 | 41 | 2.8% | Yearly results |
| Pyrimethanil | 1,485 | 131 | 8.8% | Yearly results |
| Pyriproxyfen | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinalphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinoxyfen | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Rimsulfuron | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Saflufenacil | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simetryn | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinetoram | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad A | 775 | 2 | 0.3% | — |
| Spinosad D | 775 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirodiclofen | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirotetramat | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiroxamine | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfentrazone | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 1,485 | 13 | 0.9% | Yearly results |
| Tebufenozide | 1,485 | 6 | 0.4% | — |
| Tebufenpyrad | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tecnazene | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbacil | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbuthylazine | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetradifon | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetramethrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 1,485 | 48 | 3.2% | Yearly results |
| Thiacloprid | 1,485 | 10 | 0.7% | Yearly results |
| Thiamethoxam | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tri Allate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimenol | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triazophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triflumizole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triticonazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vernolate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vinclozolin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Zoxamide | 710 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2012, 2013, 2023.
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