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Pesticides found on eggplant

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2005–2021 · 4 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 2005–2021. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Thiamethoxam25.4%347 / 1,364 tested
Imidacloprid24.7%337 / 1,364 tested
Fluopyram20.9%285 / 1,364 tested

Detection frequency is not a health-risk ranking. Summary screen: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.

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2,840samples
tested
48.1%had at least one detected residue
91different analytes detected

1,366 of 2,840 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.

347 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
337 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
285 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
187 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
151 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
117 / 1,364 testedView yearly tests →
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The tested count differs by analyte. A detection does not establish health risk.

Detection over time

Samples with at least one validated detection.

0%25%50%75%100%2005: 23.4%, 172 of 736 tested samples2006: 25.8%, 191 of 740 tested samples2020: 73.5%, 486 of 661 tested samples2021: 73.5%, 517 of 703 tested samples200520132021

4 tested years between 2005 and 2021. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
200573617223.4%
200674019125.8%
2007Not tested——
2008Not tested——
2009Not tested——
2010Not tested——
2011Not tested——
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
2015Not tested——
2016Not tested——
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
2019Not tested——
202066148673.5%
202170351773.5%
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.

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1,474
1
478
2
341
3
235
4
121
5
82
6
48
7
26
8
16
9
11
10+
8

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. origin58.5% · 1,662
Imported39.7% · 1,127
Unknown origin1.8% · 51

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 354 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol65710.2%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran1,36400.0%—
Acephate2,840170.6%Yearly results
Acetamiprid1,36418713.7%Yearly results
Acetochlor1,36400.0%—
Acibenzolar S methyl1,36400.0%—
Afidopyropen70710.1%—
Alachlor1,36400.0%—
Aldicarb1,36400.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone1,36400.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide1,36400.0%—
Aldrin2,84000.0%—
Allethrin65700.0%—
Ametoctradin1,36410.1%—
Ametryn65700.0%—
Atrazine1,36400.0%—
Azinphos methyl2,84010.0%—
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog65700.0%—
Azoxystrobin1,364805.9%Yearly results
Bendiocarb2,84000.0%—
Benoxacor1,36400.0%—
Bensulide65700.0%—
Bensulide oxygen analog65700.0%—
Bentazon65700.0%—
Benthiavalicarb isopropyl65700.0%—
Benzovindiflupyr65700.0%—
BHC alpha2,84000.0%—
BHC delta65700.0%—
BHC epsilon65700.0%—
Bifenazate65700.0%—
Bifenthrin2,840973.4%Yearly results
Biphenyl65700.0%—
Boscalid1,364221.6%Yearly results
Bromacil65700.0%—
Bupirimate65700.0%—
Buprofezin2,84040.1%—
Butocarboxim65700.0%—
Butocarboxim sulfone65700.0%—
Butocarboxim sulfoxide65700.0%—
Butylate65700.0%—
Captan2,13320.1%—
Carbaryl2,840923.2%Yearly results
Carbendazim (MBC)34610.3%—
Carbofuran1,36400.0%—
Carboxin65700.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl2,84000.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole1,364574.2%Yearly results
Chlordane cis2,84010.0%—
Chlordane trans2,84000.0%—
Chlorfenapyr2,840281.0%Yearly results
Chlorfenvinphos total70700.0%—
Chlorothalonil1,476130.9%Yearly results
Chlorpropham1,364100.7%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos2,84030.1%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog1,36400.0%—
Clethodim1,36400.0%—
Clethodim 5-OH sulfone65700.0%—
Clethodim sulfone65700.0%—
Clethodim sulfoxide65700.0%—
Clofentezine65700.0%—
Clomazone1,36400.0%—
Clothianidin1,3641178.6%Yearly results
Coumaphos70700.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog70700.0%—
Cyantraniliprole1,364221.6%Yearly results
Cyazofamid1,36410.1%—
Cyclaniliprole65700.0%—
Cyflufenamid65700.0%—
Cyflumetofen65730.5%—
Cyfluthrin2,77320.1%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda1,47610.1%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783686400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)1,36460.4%—
Cymoxanil1,36400.0%—
Cypermethrin2,84060.2%—
Cyphenothrin65700.0%—
Cyproconazole65700.0%—
Cyprodinil294134.4%—
Cyprosulfamide65700.0%—
Cyromazine65700.0%—
DCPA2,84000.0%—
DDD o,p'70700.0%—
DDD p,p'2,84000.0%—
DDE p,p'2,84000.0%—
DDT o,p'70700.0%—
DDT p,p'2,84000.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)2,84000.0%—
Desmedipham65700.0%—
Diazinon1,36400.0%—
Diazinon oxygen analog1,36400.0%—
Dichlobenil1,36400.0%—
Dichlormid65700.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)2,84000.0%—
Dicloran1,36400.0%—
Dicofol o,p'65700.0%—
Dicofol p,p'2,84060.2%—
Dicrotophos70700.0%—
Dieldrin2,84000.0%—
Difenoconazole1,364946.9%Yearly results
Diflubenzuron1,36410.1%—
Dimethenamid1,36400.0%—
Dimethoate1,36420.1%—
Dimethomorph2,840110.4%Yearly results
Dinotefuran1,36415111.1%Yearly results
Diphenamid70700.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)1,36400.0%—
Disulfoton65700.0%—
Disulfoton oxygen analog1,35100.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone1,36400.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone oxygen analog95800.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide1,36400.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide oxygen analog65700.0%—
Dithiopyr65700.0%—
Diuron1,36400.0%—
Emamectin benzoate1,27710.1%—
Endosulfan I2,840411.4%Yearly results
Endosulfan II2,8401645.8%Yearly results
Endosulfan sulfate2,8102167.7%Yearly results
Endrin2,84000.0%—
EPN65700.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)2,84000.0%—
Esfenvalerate2,13300.0%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total65520.3%—
Ethaboxam65700.0%—
Ethalfluralin1,36400.0%—
Ethion1,36400.0%—
Ethion mono oxon30100.0%—
Ethofumesate65700.0%—
Ethoprop1,36400.0%—
Etofenprox1,36400.0%—
Etoxazole1,364251.8%Yearly results
Etridiazole65700.0%—
Famoxadone2,72610.0%—
Fenamidone1,36400.0%—
Fenamiphos2,84000.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone2,84000.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide2,84000.0%—
Fenarimol1,36400.0%—
Fenazaquin65700.0%—
Fenbuconazole1,36400.0%—
Fenhexamid65700.0%—
Fenitrothion70700.0%—
Fenoxycarb65700.0%—
Fenpropathrin2,84060.2%—
Fenpyroximate1,364604.4%Yearly results
Fenthion1,36400.0%—
Fenthion oxygen analog sulfone65700.0%—
Fenthion oxygen analog sulfoxide65700.0%—
Fenthion sulfone65700.0%—
Fenthion sulfoxide65700.0%—
Fipronil1,36400.0%—
Flonicamid1,364453.3%Yearly results
Fluazifop butyl1,19300.0%—
Fluazifop-P-butyl17100.0%—
Fluazinam65700.0%—
Flubendiamide1,36430.2%—
Fludioxonil2,82700.0%—
Fluensulfone65700.0%—
Flufenacet65700.0%—
Flumioxazin2,84000.0%—
Fluometuron65700.0%—
Fluopicolide1,364544.0%Yearly results
Fluopyram1,36428520.9%Yearly results
Fluoxastrobin1,364312.3%Yearly results
Flupyradifurone1,3641148.4%Yearly results
Fluridone1,36400.0%—
Flusilazole65700.0%—
Fluthiacet methyl65700.0%—
Flutolanil65700.0%—
Flutriafol1,364382.8%Yearly results
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)65700.0%—
Fluxapyroxad1,364382.8%Yearly results
Fonofos1,36400.0%—
Forchlorfenuron65700.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride65700.0%—
Halosulfuron65700.0%—
Heptachlor2,84000.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide1,36400.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide cis1,47600.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide trans1,47600.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)65700.0%—
Hexazinone65700.0%—
Hexythiazox1,36400.0%—
Hydroprene1,36400.0%—
Imazalil1,36430.2%—
Imazosulfuron65700.0%—
Imidacloprid1,36433724.7%Yearly results
Imidacloprid urea65700.0%—
Imiprothrin65700.0%—
Indoxacarb65700.0%—
Ipconazole65700.0%—
Iprodione1,33300.0%—
Iprovalicarb65700.0%—
Isoxadifen ethyl65700.0%—
Kinoprene65700.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl1,36400.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)2,84000.0%—
Linuron1,36400.0%—
Lufenuron65700.0%—
Malathion2,840351.2%Yearly results
Malathion oxygen analog2,84000.0%—
Mandipropamid1,36420.1%—
Metaflumizone65700.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam2,84070.2%—
Metaldehyde65710.2%—
Metconazole65700.0%—
Methamidophos2,840812.9%Yearly results
Methidathion1,36400.0%—
Methiocarb1,36400.0%—
Methomyl2,840541.9%Yearly results
Methomyl oxime65700.0%—
Methoprene1,36400.0%—
Methoxychlor olefin70700.0%—
Methoxychlor Total1,35100.0%—
Methoxyfenozide1,364261.9%Yearly results
Metolachlor1,36400.0%—
Metrafenone65700.0%—
Metribuzin1,36400.0%—
Mevinphos Total1,36400.0%—
MGK-2641,36400.0%—
MGK-326 (dipropyl isocinchomeronate)65700.0%—
Monocrotophos65700.0%—
Myclobutanil2,84060.2%—
Naled65700.0%—
Napropamide2,84000.0%—
Norflurazon1,36400.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl1,36400.0%—
Novaluron1,330141.1%Yearly results
o-Phenylphenol65810.2%—
Omethoate1,36420.1%—
Oryzalin65700.0%—
Oxadixyl70700.0%—
Oxamyl2,133411.9%Yearly results
Oxamyl oxime657182.7%Yearly results
Oxathiapiprolin65700.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl65700.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone2,13310.0%—
Oxyfluorfen1,36400.0%—
Paclobutrazol65700.0%—
Parathion ethyl1,36400.0%—
Parathion methyl1,36400.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog65700.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog1,36400.0%—
Penconazole65700.0%—
Pencycuron65700.0%—
Pendimethalin1,36400.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)1,36400.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)1,36400.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)29400.0%—
Penthiopyrad1,364554.0%Yearly results
Permethrin cis2,840752.6%Yearly results
Permethrin trans2,840782.7%Yearly results
Phenothrin1,36400.0%—
Phenthoate70700.0%—
Phorate1,36400.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog70700.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone1,36400.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfoxide1,36400.0%—
Phorate sulfone1,36400.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide1,36400.0%—
Phosalone1,36400.0%—
Phosmet1,15200.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog65700.0%—
Phosphamidon70700.0%—
Phoxim65700.0%—
Picoxystrobin1,36400.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide2,84030.1%—
Pirimicarb1,36400.0%—
Pirimicarb desmethyl65700.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl1,36400.0%—
Prallethrin2,13300.0%—
Procymidone65700.0%—
Prodiamine65700.0%—
Profenofos1,36400.0%—
Prometon1,36400.0%—
Prometryn1,36400.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)1,36400.0%—
Propachlor70700.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride657223.3%Yearly results
Propargite1,36400.0%—
Propetamphos1,36400.0%—
Propiconazole1,36400.0%—
Prosulfuron65700.0%—
Prothiofos65700.0%—
Pydiflumetofen65710.2%—
Pymetrozine1,36410.1%—
Pyraclostrobin2,840441.5%Yearly results
Pyraflufen ethyl65700.0%—
Pyrazophos65700.0%—
Pyrethrins65700.0%—
Pyridaben65700.0%—
Pyrimethanil1,36440.3%—
Pyriproxyfen2,840140.5%Yearly results
Pyroxasulfone65700.0%—
Quinalphos65700.0%—
Quinoxyfen1,36420.1%—
Quintozene (PCNB)1,36400.0%—
Resmethrin65700.0%—
Resmethrin trans70700.0%—
Sedaxane65700.0%—
Sethoxydim65700.0%—
Simazine1,36400.0%—
Spinetoram1,36460.4%—
Spinosad1,36410.1%—
Spirodiclofen1,36400.0%—
Spiromesifen65730.5%—
Spiromesifen enol metabolite (calculated as parent)65700.0%—
Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite)70750.7%—
Spirotetramat1,36410.1%—
Spiroxamine65700.0%—
Sulfentrazone65700.0%—
Sulfoxaflor1,364392.9%Yearly results
Sulprofos70700.0%—
TCMTB65700.0%—
Tebuconazole1,364131.0%Yearly results
Tebufenozide1,35100.0%—
Tebufenpyrad65700.0%—
Tebupirimfos70700.0%—
Tebuthiuron1,36400.0%—
Tecnazene70700.0%—
Teflubenzuron65700.0%—
Tefluthrin1,36400.0%—
Terbacil1,36400.0%—
Terbufos65700.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog65700.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone65700.0%—
Terbufos sulfone1,36400.0%—
Terbufos sulfoxide65700.0%—
Terbuthylazine65700.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos70700.0%—
Tetraconazole1,25000.0%—
Tetradifon1,36400.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)69000.0%—
Tetramethrin65700.0%—
Thiabendazole1,36410.1%—
Thiacloprid1,364110.8%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam1,36434725.4%Yearly results
Thiencarbazone methyl65700.0%—
Thiobencarb70700.0%—
Thiodicarb65700.0%—
Thiophanate methyl54110.2%—
Tolfenpyrad65730.5%—
Tolylfluanid65700.0%—
Triadimefon1,36400.0%—
Triadimenol65700.0%—
Triazophos65700.0%—
Trichlorfon65700.0%—
Trifloxystrobin1,36430.2%—
Triflumizole1,36400.0%—
Trifluralin1,36400.0%—
Triticonazole65700.0%—
Uniconazole65700.0%—
Vinclozolin1,36400.0%—
Zoxamide65700.0%—
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Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2005, 2006, 2020, 2021.

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