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Pesticides found on eggs

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2010–2016 · 3 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 2010–2016. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Piperonyl butoxide1.6%17 / 1,036 tested

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

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1,036samples
tested
2.9%had at least one detected residue
10different analytes detected

30 of 1,036 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.

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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%2010: 3.5%, 13 of 371 tested samples2011: 4.0%, 15 of 371 tested samples2016: 0.7%, 2 of 294 tested samples201020132016

3 tested years between 2010 and 2016. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
2010371133.5%
2011371154.0%
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
2015Not tested——
201629420.7%
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.

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1,006
1
27
2
2
3
1

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. origin98.9% · 1,025
Unknown origin1.1% · 11

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 140 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol1,03630.3%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran1,03600.0%—
Abamectin29400.0%—
Acephate1,03600.0%—
Acetamiprid1,03600.0%—
Alachlor1,03600.0%—
Aldrin1,03600.0%—
Allethrin74200.0%—
Azinphos methyl1,03600.0%—
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog1,03600.0%—
Bendiocarb29400.0%—
Benoxacor1,03600.0%—
Bentazon29400.0%—
BHC alpha1,03600.0%—
BHC beta74200.0%—
Bifenthrin1,03600.0%—
Boscalid1,03600.0%—
Carbaryl1,03610.1%—
Carbendazim (MBC)1,03600.0%—
Carbofuran1,03600.0%—
Carboxin1,03600.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole1,03600.0%—
Chlordane cis1,03600.0%—
Chlordane trans1,03600.0%—
Chlorfenapyr1,03600.0%—
Chlorpyrifos1,03600.0%—
Chlorpyrifos methyl1,03600.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog1,03600.0%—
Clethodim74200.0%—
Clothianidin29400.0%—
Cyfluthrin1,03600.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda1,03600.0%—
Cypermethrin1,03600.0%—
Cyphenothrin1,03600.0%—
Cyromazine29420.7%—
DDD o,p'29400.0%—
DDD p,p'1,03600.0%—
DDE o,p'29400.0%—
DDE p,p'1,03600.0%—
DDT o,p'29400.0%—
DDT p,p'1,03600.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)1,03600.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)1,03600.0%—
Dicofol o,p'29400.0%—
Dicofol p,p'1,03600.0%—
Dieldrin1,03600.0%—
Difenoconazole1,03600.0%—
Diflubenzuron1,03600.0%—
Dimethoate1,03600.0%—
Dinotefuran29400.0%—
Endosulfan I74200.0%—
Endosulfan II74200.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate74200.0%—
Endrin1,03600.0%—
EPN29400.0%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total1,03600.0%—
Etofenprox29400.0%—
Fenpropathrin1,03600.0%—
Fipronil1,03600.0%—
Flonicamid1,03600.0%—
Fluazifop butyl1,03600.0%—
Flubendiamide1,03600.0%—
Fluometuron1,03600.0%—
Fluopyram29400.0%—
Flupyradifurone29400.0%—
Fluridone85900.0%—
Flutolanil1,03600.0%—
Flutriafol29400.0%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)1,03650.5%—
Fluxapyroxad29400.0%—
Heptachlor1,03600.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide1,03600.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)95800.0%—
Hexythiazox29400.0%—
Imidacloprid1,03600.0%—
Imiprothrin1,03600.0%—
Indoxacarb29400.0%—
Iprodione1,03600.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)1,03600.0%—
Malathion1,03600.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog1,03600.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam1,03600.0%—
Metconazole1,03600.0%—
Methamidophos1,03600.0%—
Methoxyfenozide1,03600.0%—
Metolachlor1,03600.0%—
Metribuzin1,03600.0%—
MGK-26474210.1%—
Myclobutanil1,03600.0%—
Nonachlor cis74200.0%—
Nonachlor trans74200.0%—
Novaluron1,03600.0%—
Omethoate1,03600.0%—
Oxychlordane74200.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl29400.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone1,03600.0%—
Oxyfluorfen1,03600.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)29400.0%—
Permethrin Total1,03620.2%—
Phenothrin1,03600.0%—
Phosmet1,03600.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog1,03600.0%—
Picoxystrobin29400.0%—
Pinoxaden29400.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide1,036171.6%Yearly results
Prallethrin1,03600.0%—
Primisulfuron methyl29400.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)1,03600.0%—
Propachlor74200.0%—
Propanil1,03600.0%—
Propargite1,03600.0%—
Propetamphos1,03600.0%—
Pyraclostrobin29400.0%—
Pyrethrins1,03610.1%—
Pyriproxyfen1,03600.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)29400.0%—
Quizalofop ethyl74200.0%—
Resmethrin74200.0%—
Sethoxydim29400.0%—
Simazine1,03600.0%—
Spinetoram17600.0%—
Spinetoram J11800.0%—
Spinetoram L11800.0%—
Spinosad89800.0%—
Spinosad A11800.0%—
Spinosad D11800.0%—
Spirotetramat29400.0%—
Sulfoxaflor29400.0%—
Tebuconazole74200.0%—
Tefluthrin1,03600.0%—
Tepraloxydim72800.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos1,03610.1%—
Tetraconazole1,03600.0%—
Tetramethrin1,03600.0%—
Thiamethoxam29400.0%—
Thiobencarb1,03600.0%—
Toxaphene74200.0%—
Trifloxystrobin1,03610.1%—
Triflumizole1,03600.0%—
Vinclozolin74200.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2010, 2011, 2016.

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