Food test results
Pesticides found on cilantro
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2009–2019 · 4 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2009–2019. 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.
Download these results as CSV1,092samples
tested
tested
96.2%had at least one detected residue
108different analytes detected
1,050 of 1,092 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 2009 and 2019. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 184 | 173 | 94.0% |
| 2010 | 555 | 530 | 95.5% |
| 2011 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2012 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2013 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2014 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2015 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2016 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2017 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2018 | 177 | 174 | 98.3% |
| 2019 | 176 | 173 | 98.3% |
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.
042
1131
2164
3173
4125
5102
6109
778
846
940
10+82
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. origin81.2% · 887
Imported16.8% · 184
Unknown origin1.9% · 21
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 219 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 1,092 | 5 | 0.5% | — |
| Acephate | 353 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 1,092 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Acetochlor | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acibenzolar S methyl | 1,077 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfone | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldrin | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ametoctradin | 353 | 25 | 7.1% | Yearly results |
| Atrazine | 353 | 6 | 1.7% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 1,092 | 177 | 16.2% | Yearly results |
| Benoxacor | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 890 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 1,092 | 50 | 4.6% | Yearly results |
| Boscalid | 1,092 | 190 | 17.4% | Yearly results |
| Buprofezin | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Carbaryl | 1,073 | 7 | 0.7% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 1,092 | 28 | 2.6% | Yearly results |
| Carbofuran | 1,092 | 10 | 0.9% | Yearly results |
| Carbophenothion | 858 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 1,092 | 234 | 21.4% | Yearly results |
| Chlordane cis | 1,092 | 58 | 5.3% | Yearly results |
| Chlordane trans | 1,092 | 48 | 4.4% | Yearly results |
| Chlorfenapyr | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 936 | 16 | 1.7% | Yearly results |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1,092 | 264 | 24.2% | Yearly results |
| Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clethodim | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clomazone | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Clothianidin | 353 | 6 | 1.7% | — |
| Coumaphos | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos oxygen analog | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyantraniliprole | 353 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Cyazofamid | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 353 | 12 | 3.4% | Yearly results |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 353 | 5 | 1.4% | — |
| Cymoxanil | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 353 | 36 | 10.2% | Yearly results |
| Cyprodinil | 353 | 15 | 4.2% | Yearly results |
| DCPA | 1,092 | 690 | 63.2% | Yearly results |
| DDD o,p' | 1,092 | 64 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| DDD p,p' | 735 | 22 | 3.0% | Yearly results |
| DDE p,p' | 1,092 | 299 | 27.4% | Yearly results |
| DDT o,p' | 1,092 | 224 | 20.5% | Yearly results |
| DDT p,p' | 353 | 35 | 9.9% | Yearly results |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diazinon | 1,092 | 123 | 11.3% | Yearly results |
| Diazinon oxygen analog | 1,092 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Dichlobenil | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicloran | 1,026 | 32 | 3.1% | Yearly results |
| Dicofol o,p' | 631 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol p,p' | 1,076 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Dicrotophos | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 1,054 | 41 | 3.9% | Yearly results |
| Difenoconazole | 1,092 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Diflubenzuron | 1,092 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Dimethenamid | 1,046 | 5 | 0.5% | — |
| Dimethoate | 1,092 | 10 | 0.9% | Yearly results |
| Dimethomorph | 1,092 | 60 | 5.5% | Yearly results |
| Dinotefuran | 1,092 | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Diphenamid | 1,054 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenylamine (DPA) | 1,092 | 7 | 0.6% | — |
| Disulfoton | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton oxygen analog | 313 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone oxygen analog | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfoxide | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diuron | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Emamectin benzoate | 1,033 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 1,092 | 6 | 0.5% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 832 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Endrin | 1,060 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) | 1,092 | 14 | 1.3% | Yearly results |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethalfluralin | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethiofencarb | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion mono oxon | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 1,092 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Etofenprox | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etoxazole | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Famoxadone | 353 | 21 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| Fenamidone | 1,038 | 38 | 3.7% | Yearly results |
| Fenamiphos | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfone | 975 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfoxide | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenarimol | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenbuconazole | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenhexamid | 486 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenitrothion | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 876 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenthion | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flonicamid | 1,092 | 5 | 0.5% | — |
| Fluazifop butyl | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Flubendiamide | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 1,092 | 5 | 0.5% | — |
| Flumioxazin | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopicolide | 353 | 8 | 2.3% | — |
| Fluopyram | 353 | 34 | 9.6% | Yearly results |
| Fluoxastrobin | 1,092 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Flupyradifurone | 353 | 76 | 21.5% | Yearly results |
| Fluridone | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flutriafol | 353 | 6 | 1.7% | — |
| Fluxapyroxad | 353 | 11 | 3.1% | Yearly results |
| Fonofos | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 1,044 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 1,078 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hydroprene | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazalil | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 1,092 | 325 | 29.8% | Yearly results |
| Iprodione | 353 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Kresoxim-methyl | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 907 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 1,092 | 250 | 22.9% | Yearly results |
| Malathion | 1,053 | 52 | 4.9% | Yearly results |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mandipropamid | 1,092 | 19 | 1.7% | Yearly results |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 1,092 | 24 | 2.2% | Yearly results |
| Methamidophos | 1,092 | 12 | 1.1% | Yearly results |
| Methidathion | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion oxygen analog | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methiocarb | 334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 1,092 | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Methoprene | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor olefin | 1,030 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor Total | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 1,072 | 24 | 2.2% | Yearly results |
| Metolachlor | 1,081 | 55 | 5.1% | Yearly results |
| Metribuzin | 906 | 5 | 0.6% | — |
| Mevinphos Total | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 353 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,092 | 43 | 3.9% | Yearly results |
| Napropamide | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 1,078 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Norflurazon desmethyl | 940 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Novaluron | 353 | 2 | 0.6% | — |
| Omethoate | 1,092 | 12 | 1.1% | Yearly results |
| Oxadixyl | 1,044 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxychlordane | 450 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 1,078 | 21 | 1.9% | Yearly results |
| Parathion ethyl | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,092 | 150 | 13.7% | Yearly results |
| Pentachloroaniline (PCA) | 1,092 | 64 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| Pentachlorobenzene (PCB) | 1,076 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 353 | 29 | 8.2% | Yearly results |
| Permethrin cis | 1,092 | 65 | 6.0% | Yearly results |
| Permethrin trans | 1,092 | 58 | 5.3% | Yearly results |
| Phenothrin | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenthoate | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 739 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog sulfone | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog sulfoxide | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 1,013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 1,053 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosphamidon | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 1,076 | 6 | 0.6% | — |
| Pirimicarb | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Prometon | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometryn | 1,092 | 188 | 17.2% | Yearly results |
| Pronamide (Propyzamide) | 1,092 | 40 | 3.7% | Yearly results |
| Propachlor | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propargite | 1,076 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 877 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,092 | 23 | 2.1% | Yearly results |
| Pymetrozine | 1,092 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 1,092 | 94 | 8.6% | Yearly results |
| Pyrimethanil | 1,092 | 69 | 6.3% | Yearly results |
| Pyriproxyfen | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinoxyfen | 1,076 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 1,092 | 33 | 3.0% | Yearly results |
| Resmethrin trans | 1,060 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinetoram | 1,092 | 15 | 1.4% | Yearly results |
| Spinosad | 1,092 | 7 | 0.6% | — |
| Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite) | 975 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirotetramat | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfoxaflor | 353 | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Sulprofos | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 1,092 | 17 | 1.6% | Yearly results |
| Tebufenozide | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebupirimfos | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuthiuron | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tecnazene | 1,076 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbacil | 1,072 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| Terbufos | 739 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos sulfone | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetraconazole | 256 | 1 | 0.4% | — |
| Tetradifon | 1,078 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) | 1,092 | 4 | 0.4% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 1,092 | 3 | 0.3% | — |
| Thiacloprid | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiamethoxam | 1,092 | 59 | 5.4% | Yearly results |
| Thiobencarb | 1,092 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 353 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 1,092 | 10 | 0.9% | Yearly results |
| Triflumizole | 116 | 1 | 0.9% | — |
| Trifluralin | 353 | 19 | 5.4% | Yearly results |
| Vinclozolin | 1,088 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019.
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