Food test results
Pesticides found on beef adipose
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2001–2009 · 3 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2001–2009. Each analyte uses its own tested count.
Detection frequency is not a health-risk ranking. Summary screen: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.
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48.5%had at least one detected residue
20different analytes detected
429 of 884 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 2001 and 2009. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 291 | 173 | 59.5% |
| 2002 | 301 | 140 | 46.5% |
| 2003 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2004 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2005 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2006 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2007 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2008 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2009 | 292 | 116 | 39.7% |
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.
0455
1344
262
318
43
51
61
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. origin98.5% · 871
Imported1.5% · 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 179 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Naphthol | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2,4-dimethylphenyl formamide (2,4-DMPF) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acephate | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfone | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Allethrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Atrazine | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benfluralin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC beta | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenazate | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 884 | 15 | 1.7% | Yearly results |
| Boscalid | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Captan | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbaryl | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbofuran | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbophenothion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carboxin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane cis | 884 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 884 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos alpha | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorothalonil | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos methyl | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos methyl O-analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clofentezine | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clothianidin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 884 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 292 | 34 | 11.6% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyphenothrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD o,p' | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 884 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| DDE o,p' | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 884 | 328 | 37.1% | Yearly results |
| DDT p,p' | 884 | 6 | 0.7% | — |
| DEF (Tribufos) | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diazinon | 884 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Diazinon oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol p,p' | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 884 | 95 | 10.7% | Yearly results |
| Difenoconazole | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diflubenzuron | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dinotefuran | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenylamine (DPA) | 292 | 2 | 0.7% | — |
| Diuron | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 884 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 884 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 884 | 19 | 2.1% | Yearly results |
| Endrin | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethalfluralin | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion di oxon | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion mono oxon | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethofumesate | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etridiazole | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Famoxadone | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamidone | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfone | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfoxide | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenarimol | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenitrothion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenoxaprop ethyl | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenthion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenthion sulfone | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenvalerate | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flonicamid | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluazifop butyl | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flufenoxuron | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluoxastrobin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluroxypyr-meptyl | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flutolanil | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate) | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 884 | 18 | 2.0% | Yearly results |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | 884 | 6 | 0.7% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imiprothrin | 252 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Indoxacarb | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Iprodione | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isofenphos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 884 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Linuron | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methamidophos | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methiocarb | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 863 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor p,p' | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metolachlor | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metribuzin | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Nonachlor cis | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Nonachlor trans | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Novaluron | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Omethoate | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxadiazon | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxychlordane | 592 | 3 | 0.5% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachloroaniline (PCA) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorobenzene (PCB) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin cis | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin Total | 292 | 5 | 1.7% | — |
| Permethrin trans | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenothrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 292 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prallethrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pronamide (Propyzamide) | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propanil | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propargite | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrethrins | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyridaben | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quizalofop ethyl | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirodiclofen | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulprofos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebufenozide | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuthiuron | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetramethrin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiacloprid | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiamethoxam | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiobencarb | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 884 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimenol | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tridiphane | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triflumizole | 592 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vinclozolin | 292 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2001, 2002, 2009.
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