Food test results
Pesticides found on green onions
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2008–2018 · 3 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2008–2018. 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 CSV1,451samples
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tested
68.6%had at least one detected residue
51different analytes detected
995 of 1,451 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 2008 and 2018. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 186 | 147 | 79.0% |
| 2009 | 558 | 368 | 65.9% |
| 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 | 707 | 480 | 67.9% |
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.
0456
1482
2315
3117
464
510
65
71
10+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. origin16.2% · 235
Imported82.6% · 1,199
Unknown origin1.2% · 17
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 266 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Acephate | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Acibenzolar S methyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb | 1,343 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aldrin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Allethrin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ametryn | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Aspon | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Atrazine | 1,435 | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Azinphos methyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 1,451 | 422 | 29.1% | Yearly results |
| Bendiocarb | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benoxacor | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| BHC beta | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenazate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 1,451 | 7 | 0.5% | — |
| Bitertanol | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Boscalid | 1,451 | 10 | 0.7% | Yearly results |
| Bromopropylate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bupirimate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Buprofezin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbaryl | 1,435 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Carbofuran | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Carbophenothion | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carboxin | 687 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 1,357 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 1,451 | 49 | 3.4% | Yearly results |
| Chlordane cis | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenapyr | 1,441 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1,451 | 12 | 0.8% | Yearly results |
| Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clethodim | 1,383 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clomazone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clothianidin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos oxygen analog | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cumyluron | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyflufenamid | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 1,451 | 151 | 10.4% | Yearly results |
| Cyphenothrin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyprodinil | 707 | 2 | 0.3% | — |
| Cyromazine | 744 | 96 | 12.9% | Yearly results |
| DCPA | 1,451 | 415 | 28.6% | Yearly results |
| DDD o,p' | 714 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 1,441 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 1,451 | 19 | 1.3% | Yearly results |
| DDT o,p' | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT p,p' | 1,451 | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 707 | 66 | 9.3% | — |
| Diazinon | 1,451 | 4 | 0.3% | — |
| Diazinon oxygen analog | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlobenil | 1,403 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicloran | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol o,p' | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol p,p' | 744 | 2 | 0.3% | — |
| Dieldrin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Difenoconazole | 1,451 | 23 | 1.6% | Yearly results |
| Diflubenzuron | 728 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethomorph | 1,451 | 79 | 5.4% | Yearly results |
| Dinotefuran | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenamid | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenylamine (DPA) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diuron | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Emamectin benzoate | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 1,449 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 1,449 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Endrin | 1,449 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethalfluralin | 696 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethiofencarb | 1,367 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion mono oxon | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etoxazole | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etridiazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamidone | 1,451 | 5 | 0.3% | — |
| Fenamiphos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfoxide | 1,430 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenarimol | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenbuconazole | 1,451 | 3 | 0.2% | — |
| Fenhexamid | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenitrothion | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropimorph | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpyroximate | 1,311 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenthion | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 707 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Flonicamid | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluazifop butyl | 712 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 1,435 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Flufenacet | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flumioxazin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopicolide | 707 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Fluopyram | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluoxastrobin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluquinconazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluridone | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flusilazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate) | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fonofos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Forchlorfenuron | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Formetanate hydrochloride | 893 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Furathiocarb | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Halosulfuron methyl | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 1,421 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexaconazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hexythiazox | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hydroprene | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazalil | 1,435 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 1,451 | 12 | 0.8% | Yearly results |
| Imiprothrin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Indoxacarb | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Iprodione | 1,419 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isofenphos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Isoprothiolane | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Kresoxim-methyl | 728 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lenacil | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 1,451 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Malathion | 1,451 | 41 | 2.8% | Yearly results |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mandipropamid | 1,343 | 18 | 1.3% | Yearly results |
| Mefenacet | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 1,451 | 16 | 1.1% | Yearly results |
| Methamidophos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion oxygen analog | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methiocarb | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 1,451 | 70 | 4.8% | Yearly results |
| Methoprene | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor olefin | 712 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor p,p' | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor Total | 728 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 1,451 | 63 | 4.3% | Yearly results |
| Metolachlor | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metrafenone | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metribuzin | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mevinphos Total | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Monocrotophos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Napropamide | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 1,435 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon desmethyl | 1,421 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Novaluron | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Omethoate | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oryzalin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxadixyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl oxime | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxychlordane | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxydemeton methyl sulfone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Paclobutrazol | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 1,421 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl oxygen analog | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pebulate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penconazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pencycuron | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Penoxsulam | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachloroaniline (PCA) | 1,451 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Pentachlorobenzene (PCB) | 1,403 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 707 | 13 | 1.8% | — |
| Permethrin cis | 744 | 8 | 1.1% | — |
| Permethrin Total | 707 | 5 | 0.7% | — |
| Permethrin trans | 728 | 5 | 0.7% | — |
| Phenothrin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenthoate | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate oxygen analog | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosmet | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosphamidon | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 1,451 | 8 | 0.6% | — |
| Pirimicarb | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimicarb desmethyl | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prochloraz | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Procymidone | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometryn | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pronamide (Propyzamide) | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propamocarb | 707 | 3 | 0.4% | — |
| Propargite | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prothiofos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pymetrozine | 1,419 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 1,373 | 7 | 0.5% | — |
| Pyrazophos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyridaben | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrimethanil | 1,451 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Pyriproxyfen | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinalphos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinoxyfen | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin | 626 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin cis | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin trans | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Rimsulfuron | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Saflufenacil | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 730 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simetryn | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinetoram | 1,419 | 40 | 2.8% | Yearly results |
| Spinosad | 1,435 | 114 | 7.9% | Yearly results |
| Spirodiclofen | 648 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite) | 698 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirotetramat | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiroxamine | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfentrazone | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulprofos | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 1,451 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Tebufenozide | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebufenpyrad | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tecnazene | 1,419 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbacil | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos sulfone | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbuthylazine | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetradifon | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) | 744 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Tetramethrin | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiacloprid | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiamethoxam | 1,431 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiobencarb | 744 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tri Allate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimenol | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triazophos | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 1,435 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triflumizole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 1,435 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triticonazole | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vernolate | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vinclozolin | 1,419 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Zoxamide | 707 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2008, 2009, 2018.
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