Food test results
Pesticides found on baby food - pears
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2010–2023 · 4 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2010–2023. Each analyte uses its own tested count.
Methoxyfenozide49.4%733 / 1,485 tested
Pyrimethanil37.4%555 / 1,485 tested
Chlorantraniliprole29.6%440 / 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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86.6%had at least one detected residue
46different analytes detected
1,286 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.
4 tested years between 2010 and 2023. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 191 | 176 | 92.1% |
| 2011 | 585 | 550 | 94.0% |
| 2012 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2013 | Not tested | — | — |
| 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 | 177 | 151 | 85.3% |
| 2023 | 532 | 409 | 76.9% |
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.
0199
1206
2369
3304
4141
599
655
748
829
923
10+12
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. origin74.1% · 1,100
Imported24.8% · 369
Unknown origin1.1% · 16
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 242 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acephate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 1,485 | 338 | 22.8% | Yearly results |
| Acetochlor | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acibenzolar S methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Afidopyropen | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor | 1,424 | 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% | — |
| Ametoctradin | 709 | 5 | 0.7% | — |
| Atrazine | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bendiocarb | 1,469 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benoxacor | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bentazon | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benzovindiflupyr | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 1,485 | 15 | 1.0% | Yearly results |
| Boscalid | 1,451 | 11 | 0.8% | Yearly results |
| Buprofezin | 1,485 | 39 | 2.6% | Yearly results |
| Carbaryl | 1,485 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 1,485 | 74 | 5.0% | Yearly results |
| Carbofuran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbophenothion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 1,485 | 440 | 29.6% | Yearly results |
| Chlordane cis | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenapyr | 1,468 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1,485 | 13 | 0.9% | Yearly results |
| Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clethodim | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clomazone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clothianidin | 709 | 68 | 9.6% | Yearly results |
| Coumaphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyantraniliprole | 709 | 7 | 1.0% | — |
| Cyazofamid | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyflufenamid | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyflumetofen | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 1,475 | 56 | 3.8% | Yearly results |
| Cymoxanil | 414 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyprodinil | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyromazine | 1,419 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DCPA | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD o,p' | 1,452 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT o,p' | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT p,p' | 1,475 | 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 | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicloran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol o,p' | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol p,p' | 1,485 | 8 | 0.5% | — |
| Dicrotophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Difenoconazole | 1,485 | 41 | 2.8% | Yearly results |
| Diflubenzuron | 1,485 | 152 | 10.2% | Yearly results |
| Dimethenamid | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethomorph | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dinotefuran | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenamid | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenylamine (DPA) | 1,485 | 331 | 22.3% | Yearly results |
| Disulfoton | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton oxygen analog | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfoxide | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diuron | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Emamectin benzoate | 1,190 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 1,485 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Ethalfluralin | 1,432 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethiofencarb | 1,465 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion mono oxon | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etofenprox | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etoxazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Famoxadone | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamidone | 1,391 | 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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenazaquin | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenbuconazole | 1,485 | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Fenhexamid | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenitrothion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 1,485 | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 1,485 | 20 | 1.3% | Yearly results |
| Fenthion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 1,468 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flonicamid | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluazifop butyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flubendiamide | 709 | 4 | 0.6% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 1,485 | 55 | 3.7% | Yearly results |
| Flufenoxuron | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flumioxazin | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopicolide | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopyram | 709 | 42 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| Fluoxastrobin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flupyradifurone | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluridone | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flutriafol | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluxapyroxad | 709 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Fonofos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 1,469 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hydroprene | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazalil | 1,469 | 7 | 0.5% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 1,485 | 97 | 6.5% | Yearly results |
| Indaziflam | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Iprodione | 1,465 | 19 | 1.3% | Yearly results |
| Isofetamid | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Kresoxim-methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mandipropamid | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mefentrifluconazole | 709 | 18 | 2.5% | Yearly results |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methamidophos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion oxygen analog | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methiocarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoprene | 1,468 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor olefin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor Total | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 1,485 | 733 | 49.4% | Yearly results |
| Metolachlor | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metrafenone | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metribuzin | 1,459 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mevinphos Total | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Napropamide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 1,452 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon desmethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Novaluron | 709 | 35 | 4.9% | Yearly results |
| o-Phenylphenol | 1,485 | 60 | 4.0% | Yearly results |
| Omethoate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxadixyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxychlordane | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl oxygen analog | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachloroaniline (PCA) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorobenzene (PCB) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin cis | 1,485 | 6 | 0.4% | — |
| Permethrin trans | 1,485 | 6 | 0.4% | — |
| Phenothrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenthoate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog sulfone | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog sulfoxide | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet | 1,485 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Phosphamidon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Picoxystrobin | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimicarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 1,485 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Prometon | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometryn | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pronamide (Propyzamide) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propargite | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pydiflumetofen | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pymetrozine | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 1,485 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Pyrifluquinazon | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrimethanil | 1,485 | 555 | 37.4% | Yearly results |
| Pyriproxyfen | 1,480 | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Quinoxyfen | 1,469 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin cis | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin trans | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Saflufenacil | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinetoram | 1,485 | 285 | 19.2% | Yearly results |
| Spinosad | 1,485 | 170 | 11.4% | Yearly results |
| Spirodiclofen | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite) | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirotetramat | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfoxaflor | 709 | 5 | 0.7% | — |
| Sulprofos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 1,485 | 8 | 0.5% | — |
| Tebufenozide | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebupirimfos | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuthiuron | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tecnazene | 1,452 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbacil | 1,425 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos | 776 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos sulfone | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetraconazole | 1,465 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetradifon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) | 1,409 | 25 | 1.8% | Yearly results |
| Tetraniliprole | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 1,485 | 227 | 15.3% | Yearly results |
| Thiacloprid | 1,485 | 118 | 7.9% | Yearly results |
| Thiamethoxam | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiobencarb | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 1,485 | 24 | 1.6% | Yearly results |
| Triflumizole | 709 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 1,452 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vinclozolin | 1,485 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023.
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Grapes →
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