Food test results
Pesticides found on corn grain
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2007–2022 · 4 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2007–2022. 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 CSV2,037samples
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49.1%had at least one detected residue
24different analytes detected
1,000 of 2,037 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 2007 and 2022. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 660 | 414 | 62.7% |
| 2008 | 650 | 354 | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2010 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2011 | Not tested | — | — |
| 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 | 418 | 152 | 36.4% |
| 2022 | 309 | 80 | 25.9% |
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.
01,037
1862
2123
315
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. origin100.0% · 2,037
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 163 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Naphthol | 629 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 1,977 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acephate | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetochlor | 2,004 | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldrin | 1,971 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ametryn | 2,027 | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Amicarbazone | 2,006 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Atrazine | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 1,947 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bendiocarb | 1,818 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benoxacor | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 1,304 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Boscalid | 1,914 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbaryl | 1,842 | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbofuran | 2,012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carboxin | 1,958 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane cis | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorethoxyfos | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenapyr | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 2,027 | 316 | 15.6% | Yearly results |
| Clothianidin | 2,026 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyanazine | 1,070 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Cyantraniliprole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 2,004 | 4 | 0.2% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Lambda | 1,997 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R157836 | 1,279 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 1,999 | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| DCPA | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD o,p' | 699 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 2,019 | 6 | 0.3% | — |
| DDE o,p' | 699 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 2,011 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| DDT p,p' | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 1,941 | 10 | 0.5% | Yearly results |
| Diazinon | 922 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diazinon oxygen analog | 944 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 1,983 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Difenoconazole | 782 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 1,998 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethomorph | 1,106 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dinotefuran | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diuron | 2,035 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 1,231 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 1,241 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 1,220 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate | 1,106 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 1,998 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Etofenprox | 671 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etoxazole | 552 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etridiazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamidone | 671 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flubendiamide | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 1,905 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flufenacet | 2,037 | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Flumiclorac pentyl | 1,305 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluometuron | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopyram | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flupyradifurone | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluridone | 1,414 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluroxypyr | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluthiacet methyl | 1,101 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flutriafol | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate) | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluxapyroxad | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fonofos | 1,291 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Furilazole | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Glyphosate | 727 | 219 | 30.1% | Yearly results |
| Heptachlor | 1,251 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 1,305 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hydroprene | 1,236 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 2,032 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imiprothrin | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Indoxacarb | 1,134 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isoxadifen ethyl | 1,201 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isoxaflutole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion | 1,980 | 481 | 24.3% | Yearly results |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 2,017 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Mesotrione | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 2,037 | 1 | 0.0% | — |
| Metconazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methamidophos | 1,075 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 2,018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor p,p' | 1,310 | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 1,947 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metolachlor | 2,017 | 3 | 0.1% | — |
| Metribuzin | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,802 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Nitrapyrin | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Novaluron | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Omethoate | 1,801 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 652 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 1,966 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 1,290 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 1,867 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl oxygen analog | 1,018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,841 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin Total | 2,026 | 38 | 1.9% | Yearly results |
| Phenothrin | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 1,924 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 1,983 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 1,877 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet | 699 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet oxygen analog | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Picoxystrobin | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 1,271 | 33 | 2.6% | Yearly results |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 722 | 20 | 2.8% | Yearly results |
| Prallethrin | 1,058 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometryn | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor oxanilic acid (OA) | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propargite | 1,225 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 2,017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,643 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 2,032 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraflufen ethyl | 1,306 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrethrins | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyriproxyfen | 1,588 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin | 1,163 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Saflufenacil | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sethoxydim | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 1,957 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinetoram J | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad | 643 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad A | 1,249 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad D | 1,268 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite) | 1,232 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfoxaflor | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| TCMTB | 851 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 2,037 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos | 1,250 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos sulfone | 1,310 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetraconazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetramethrin | 671 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiamethoxam | 1,400 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiodicarb | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimenol | 1,228 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 2,032 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 1,957 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triticonazole | 727 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2007, 2008, 2021, 2022.
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