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Pesticides found on oranges

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1994–2024 · 12 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1994–2024. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Imazalil70.5%5,978 / 8,476 tested
Thiabendazole54.1%4,583 / 8,468 tested
o-Phenylphenol14.6%656 / 4,508 tested

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

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8,496samples
tested
87.1%had at least one detected residue
46different analytes detected

7,400 of 8,496 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.

5,978 / 8,476 testedView yearly tests →
4,583 / 8,468 testedView yearly tests →
211 / 3,612 testedView yearly tests →
261 / 4,949 testedView yearly tests →
2,4-D4.7%
33 / 697 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%1994: 86.1%, 597 of 693 tested samples1995: 84.1%, 589 of 700 tested samples1996: 84.4%, 438 of 519 tested samples2000: 79.7%, 593 of 744 tested samples2001: 82.6%, 615 of 745 tested samples2004: 88.1%, 654 of 742 tested samples2005: 90.4%, 670 of 741 tested samples2009: 91.8%, 683 of 744 tested samples2010: 78.6%, 585 of 744 tested samples2015: 93.1%, 658 of 707 tested samples2016: 91.9%, 651 of 708 tested samples2024: 94.1%, 667 of 709 tested samples199420092024

12 tested years between 1994 and 2024. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
199469359786.1%
199570058984.1%
199651943884.4%
1997Not tested——
1998Not tested——
1999Not tested——
200074459379.7%
200174561582.6%
2002Not tested——
2003Not tested——
200474265488.1%
200574167090.4%
2006Not tested——
2007Not tested——
2008Not tested——
200974468391.8%
201074458578.6%
2011Not tested——
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
201570765893.1%
201670865191.9%
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
2019Not tested——
2020Not tested——
2021Not tested——
2022Not tested——
2023Not tested——
202470966794.1%
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.

0
1,096
1
2,985
2
3,459
3
745
4
168
5
40
6
3

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. origin92.8% · 7,888
Imported6.9% · 582
Unknown origin0.3% · 26

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 326 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol20131.5%—
2,4-D697334.7%Yearly results
3-Hydroxycarbofuran6,85900.0%—
4-Hydroxydiphenylamine7900.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole53820.4%—
Abamectin1,37400.0%—
Acephate7,37400.0%—
Acetamiprid3,612320.9%Yearly results
Acibenzolar S methyl70900.0%—
Aldicarb7,26500.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone8,37600.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide8,476170.2%Yearly results
Aldrin5,09500.0%—
Allethrin3,83500.0%—
Ametoctradin70900.0%—
Ametryn4,96700.0%—
Anilazine33300.0%—
Aspon70900.0%—
Atrazine5,49100.0%—
Azinphos ethyl78400.0%—
Azinphos methyl7,19820.0%—
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog91900.0%—
Azoxystrobin4,6432084.5%Yearly results
Bendiocarb5,09500.0%—
Benomyl1,21150.4%—
Benoxacor91900.0%—
Bensulide70900.0%—
BHC alpha5,19200.0%—
BHC beta3,45400.0%—
BHC delta9700.0%—
Bifenazate91900.0%—
Bifenthrin5,45300.0%—
Bitertanol3,40200.0%—
Boscalid3,61200.0%—
Bromacil1,99600.0%—
Bromopropylate2,12400.0%—
Bupirimate2,12400.0%—
Buprofezin5,09500.0%—
Butocarboxim2,12400.0%—
Captafol1,45300.0%—
Captan5,44300.0%—
Carbaryl8,4762803.3%Yearly results
Carbendazim (MBC)3,40210.0%—
Carbofuran6,53310.0%—
Carbophenothion28900.0%—
Carbophenothion methyl21000.0%—
Carboxin70900.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl3,61200.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole2,12400.0%—
Chlordane cis5,55400.0%—
Chlordane trans5,53200.0%—
Chlorethoxyfos49600.0%—
Chlorfenapyr2,12400.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos alpha7900.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos beta7900.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos total91900.0%—
Chlorothalonil6,72010.0%—
Chlorpropham6,85800.0%—
Chlorpyrifos8,4762102.5%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos methyl7900.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog2,33400.0%—
Clethodim70900.0%—
Clofentezine21000.0%—
Clomazone4,66400.0%—
Clothianidin3,61210.0%—
Coumaphos3,59100.0%—
Crotoxyphos21000.0%—
Crufomate21000.0%—
Cumyluron70900.0%—
Cyflufenamid70900.0%—
Cyfluthrin6,60900.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda99300.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783642600.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)4,10200.0%—
Cymoxanil70900.0%—
Cypermethrin5,52300.0%—
Cyphenothrin91900.0%—
Cyprodinil2,33400.0%—
DCPA6,98500.0%—
DDD (TDE)1,54800.0%—
DDD p,p'6,58400.0%—
DDE1,89200.0%—
DDE p,p'5,39400.0%—
DDT1,57800.0%—
DDT p,p'6,56200.0%—
DEF (Tribufos)21000.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)5,07400.0%—
Demeton21400.0%—
Demeton-O21000.0%—
Demeton-S53000.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone20800.0%—
Desmedipham21000.0%—
Diazinon8,47600.0%—
Diazinon oxygen analog6,52500.0%—
Dicamba8500.0%—
Dichlobenil4,28500.0%—
Dichlorobenzophenone p,p' (4,4-DCBP)30700.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)7,19810.0%—
Dicloran6,52520.0%—
Dicofol p,p'3,700150.4%Yearly results
Dicofol Total1,374110.8%Yearly results
Dieldrin5,90100.0%—
Difenoconazole3,61200.0%—
Diflubenzuron1,40700.0%—
Dimethenamid70900.0%—
Dimethoate8,476230.3%Yearly results
Dimethomorph4,76900.0%—
Dinotefuran3,61200.0%—
Diphenamid4,63200.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)6,53610.0%—
Disulfoton4,94100.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone4,73700.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide4200.0%—
Diuron1,74710.1%—
Emamectin benzoate70900.0%—
Endosulfan I5,82600.0%—
Endosulfan II5,82600.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate5,82650.1%—
Endosulfans Total1,374241.7%Yearly results
Endrin3,89800.0%—
EPN21000.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)3,17600.0%—
Esfenvalerate1,92700.0%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total4,62100.0%—
Ethalfluralin1,34100.0%—
Ethiofencarb3,40200.0%—
Ethion8,476380.4%Yearly results
Ethion di oxon1,26800.0%—
Ethion mono oxon3,09200.0%—
Ethoprop5,35700.0%—
Etoxazole2,12400.0%—
Etridiazole2,12400.0%—
Famoxadone21000.0%—
Fenamidone2,33400.0%—
Fenamiphos8,47600.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone7,65500.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide5,45600.0%—
Fenarimol3,61200.0%—
Fenbuconazole4,64000.0%—
Fenbutatin oxide68760.9%—
Fenchlorphos (Ronnel)21000.0%—
Fenhexamid2,12400.0%—
Fenitrothion21000.0%—
Fenpropathrin5,15430.1%—
Fenpropimorph2,12400.0%—
Fenpyroximate3,40200.0%—
Fensulfothion21000.0%—
Fenthion2,41300.0%—
Fenvalerate2,50100.0%—
Fipronil2,12400.0%—
Flonicamid2,33400.0%—
Fludioxonil4,9492615.3%Yearly results
Flufenacet70900.0%—
Flumioxazin70900.0%—
Fluopicolide2,12400.0%—
Fluopyram2,12400.0%—
Fluoxastrobin3,40200.0%—
Fluquinconazole70900.0%—
Fluridone5,39800.0%—
Flusilazole2,12400.0%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)2,33400.0%—
Folpet3,60500.0%—
Fonofos3,04900.0%—
Fonofos oxygen analog3600.0%—
Forchlorfenuron2,12400.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride5,7731672.9%Yearly results
Furathiocarb2,12400.0%—
Halosulfuron methyl3,40200.0%—
Heptachlor6,41600.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide6,62700.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)4,94100.0%—
Hexaconazole4,80700.0%—
Hexazinone30300.0%—
Hexythiazox2,33400.0%—
Imazalil8,4765,97870.5%Yearly results
Imidacloprid5,868651.1%Yearly results
Imiprothrin2,31500.0%—
Indoxacarb3,61200.0%—
Iprodione4,65500.0%—
Isofenphos91900.0%—
Isoprothiolane70900.0%—
Lambda cyhalothrin total37500.0%—
Lenacil2,12400.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)8,47600.0%—
Linuron2,78500.0%—
Malathion8,47670.1%—
Malathion oxygen analog6,54700.0%—
Mandipropamid2,12400.0%—
MCPA8500.0%—
Mefenacet70900.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam6,70300.0%—
Methamidophos7,41600.0%—
Methidathion8,4761131.3%Yearly results
Methidathion oxygen analog21000.0%—
Methiocarb3,96000.0%—
Methomyl8,43420.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'4,97700.0%—
Methoxychlor Total1,94600.0%—
Methoxyfenozide3,61200.0%—
Metolachlor5,05700.0%—
Metrafenone70900.0%—
Metribuzin1,49400.0%—
Mevinphos E42900.0%—
Mevinphos Total7,43100.0%—
Mevinphos Z42900.0%—
MGK-26486000.0%—
Monocrotophos3,61200.0%—
Myclobutanil6,77500.0%—
Napropamide5,23800.0%—
Norflurazon6,58400.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl6,58410.0%—
Novaluron3,38100.0%—
o-Phenylphenol4,50865614.6%Yearly results
Omethoate8,212140.2%Yearly results
Oryzalin3,40200.0%—
Oxadixyl5,05700.0%—
Oxamyl8,47610.0%—
Oxamyl oxime4,37800.0%—
Oxychlordane9700.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl3,40200.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone6,60200.0%—
Oxyfluorfen3,85800.0%—
Paclobutrazol2,12400.0%—
Parathion ethyl6,59110.0%—
Parathion methyl5,71510.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog1,66200.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog2,71400.0%—
Pebulate2,12400.0%—
Penconazole2,12400.0%—
Pencycuron2,12400.0%—
Pendimethalin5,05700.0%—
Penoxsulam2,12400.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)3,70800.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)6,19100.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)3,33800.0%—
Penthiopyrad2,12400.0%—
Permethrin cis1,69100.0%—
Permethrin Total5,29300.0%—
Permethrin trans1,69100.0%—
Phenmedipham21000.0%—
Phenothrin3,58900.0%—
Phorate5,91700.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog59600.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone12100.0%—
Phorate sulfone4,00600.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide4,25800.0%—
Phosalone5,45700.0%—
Phosmet8,21800.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog35600.0%—
Phosphamidon6,68600.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide6,62730.0%—
Pirimicarb3,40200.0%—
Pirimicarb desmethyl2,12400.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl3,89800.0%—
Prallethrin3,68000.0%—
Prochloraz2,12400.0%—
Procymidone2,51700.0%—
Profenofos3,35800.0%—
Prometryn1,49400.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)4,32700.0%—
Propamocarb92500.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride2,47700.0%—
Propargite7,172140.2%Yearly results
Propetamphos5,05100.0%—
Propham21000.0%—
Propiconazole4,471170.4%Yearly results
Propiconazole I49600.0%—
Propiconazole II49600.0%—
Prothiofos2,12400.0%—
Pymetrozine2,02200.0%—
Pyraclostrobin3,61230.1%—
Pyrazophos2,12400.0%—
Pyridaben5,09500.0%—
Pyrimethanil3,6122115.8%Yearly results
Pyriproxyfen5,09500.0%—
Quinalphos2,12400.0%—
Quinoxyfen3,61200.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)4,94100.0%—
Resmethrin4,88500.0%—
Resmethrin trans21000.0%—
Rimsulfuron2,12400.0%—
Saflufenacil2,12400.0%—
Simazine3,24340.1%—
Simetryn70900.0%—
Spinetoram2,12400.0%—
Spinosad2,12400.0%—
Spinosad A2,46100.0%—
Spinosad D2,50400.0%—
Spirodiclofen3,07500.0%—
Spiromesifen3,57300.0%—
Spirotetramat70900.0%—
Spiroxamine2,10400.0%—
Sulfentrazone91900.0%—
Sulprofos7900.0%—
Tebuconazole3,77900.0%—
Tebufenozide3,61200.0%—
Tebufenpyrad2,12400.0%—
Tecnazene2,28900.0%—
Tefluthrin2,33400.0%—
Terbacil2,87800.0%—
Terbufos2,52400.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone30300.0%—
Terbufos sulfone1,64500.0%—
Terbuthylazine2,12400.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos1,00400.0%—
Tetradifon5,30600.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)21000.0%—
Tetramethrin3,61200.0%—
Thiabendazole8,4684,58354.1%Yearly results
Thiacloprid3,61200.0%—
Thiamethoxam3,61200.0%—
Thiazopyr1,05200.0%—
Thiobencarb1,40500.0%—
Thiodicarb21000.0%—
Thionazin21000.0%—
Tri Allate3,40000.0%—
Triadimefon3,81500.0%—
Triadimenol2,33400.0%—
Triazophos2,12400.0%—
Trifloxystrobin4,64300.0%—
Triflumizole3,61200.0%—
Trifluralin8,26100.0%—
Triticonazole3,40200.0%—
Vernolate3,51000.0%—
Vinclozolin5,65300.0%—
Zoxamide70900.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2024.

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