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Pesticides found on pears

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1997–2022 · 12 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1997–2022. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Thiabendazole55.1%3,337 / 6,055 tested
Pyrimethanil51.7%2,229 / 4,312 tested
Fludioxonil31.1%1,668 / 5,364 tested

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

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7,577samples
tested
88.1%had at least one detected residue
119different analytes detected

6,677 of 7,577 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.

3,337 / 6,055 testedView yearly tests →
2,229 / 4,312 testedView yearly tests →
1,668 / 5,364 testedView yearly tests →
407 / 1,415 testedView yearly tests →
677 / 2,829 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%1997: 94.9%, 672 of 708 tested samples1998: 94.0%, 671 of 714 tested samples1999: 96.7%, 347 of 359 tested samples2003: 88.8%, 166 of 187 tested samples2004: 86.8%, 643 of 741 tested samples2005: 85.2%, 473 of 555 tested samples2009: 79.5%, 591 of 743 tested samples2010: 74.6%, 554 of 743 tested samples2015: 88.1%, 621 of 705 tested samples2016: 87.8%, 621 of 707 tested samples2021: 94.8%, 670 of 707 tested samples2022: 91.5%, 648 of 708 tested samples199720092022

12 tested years between 1997 and 2022. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
199770867294.9%
199871467194.0%
199935934796.7%
2000Not tested——
2001Not tested——
2002Not tested——
200318716688.8%
200474164386.8%
200555547385.2%
2006Not tested——
2007Not tested——
2008Not tested——
200974359179.5%
201074355474.6%
2011Not tested——
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
201570562188.1%
201670762187.8%
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
2019Not tested——
2020Not tested——
202170767094.8%
202270864891.5%
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.

0
900
1
1,570
2
1,487
3
1,037
4
759
5
539
6
412
7
281
8
236
9
135
10+
221

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. origin84.6% · 6,408
Imported15.1% · 1,144
Unknown origin0.3% · 25

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 315 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol2,986170.6%Yearly results
2,4-D69420.3%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran7,14300.0%—
4-Hydroxydiphenylamine5400.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole19900.0%—
Abamectin2,82710.0%—
Acephate7,57410.0%—
Acetamiprid4,31195022.0%Yearly results
Acibenzolar S methyl2,82700.0%—
Afidopyropen1,41500.0%—
Aldicarb2,47100.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone1,62900.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide2,83100.0%—
Aldrin6,01100.0%—
Allethrin2,94680.3%—
Ametoctradin70800.0%—
Amisulbrom70800.0%—
Amitraz1,39900.0%—
Anilazine27500.0%—
Atrazine2,83100.0%—
Azinphos ethyl48100.0%—
Azinphos methyl7,5461,62521.5%Yearly results
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog4,31210.0%—
Azoxystrobin2,46700.0%—
Benalaxyl70800.0%—
Bendiocarb3,60300.0%—
Benthiavalicarb isopropyl70800.0%—
Benzovindiflupyr1,41500.0%—
BHC alpha6,01100.0%—
BHC beta4,52800.0%—
BHC delta21600.0%—
Bifenazate1,846925.0%Yearly results
Bifenthrin5,895140.2%Yearly results
Bitertanol1,41200.0%—
Boscalid4,3114219.8%Yearly results
Buprofezin5,3643586.7%Yearly results
Captafol1,03000.0%—
Captan6,1253956.4%Yearly results
Carbaryl7,5741812.4%Yearly results
Carbendazim (MBC)3,02677025.4%Yearly results
Carbofuran7,14300.0%—
Carbophenothion21600.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl5,36400.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole2,82658920.8%Yearly results
Chlordane cis4,59900.0%—
Chlordane trans4,59900.0%—
Chlordanes Total1,48600.0%—
Chlorfenapyr4,31200.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos alpha21600.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos beta21600.0%—
Chlorothalonil2,74730.1%—
Chlorpropham2,83120.1%—
Chlorpyrifos7,574821.1%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos methyl52000.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog4,31200.0%—
Clethodim1,41500.0%—
Clofentezine4,743140.3%Yearly results
Clomazone1,05200.0%—
Clothianidin4,3061403.3%Yearly results
Coumaphos16200.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog16200.0%—
Cyantraniliprole1,415362.5%Yearly results
Cyazofamid70800.0%—
Cyclaniliprole1,41500.0%—
Cyflufenamid1,41500.0%—
Cyflumetofen1,4151027.2%Yearly results
Cyfluthrin6,01110.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda2,916742.5%Yearly results
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783690300.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)2,879100.3%Yearly results
Cymoxanil70800.0%—
Cypermethrin6,22700.0%—
Cyphenothrin4,26200.0%—
Cyprodinil5,79550.1%—
DCPA2,83100.0%—
DDD (TDE)29200.0%—
DDD o,p'10800.0%—
DDD p,p'3,52300.0%—
DDE70800.0%—
DDE o,p'2,93500.0%—
DDE p,p'6,85310.0%—
DDT29200.0%—
DDT o,p'3,15100.0%—
DDT p,p'6,41600.0%—
DEF (Tribufos)16200.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)5,79510.0%—
Demeton13600.0%—
Demeton-S13600.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone21600.0%—
Diazinon7,574670.9%Yearly results
Diazinon oxygen analog5,79500.0%—
Dichlobenil5,79500.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)7,14310.0%—
Dicloran3,54190.3%—
Dicofol o,p'11765.1%—
Dicofol p,p'4,039280.7%Yearly results
Dicofol Total3,535200.6%Yearly results
Dieldrin6,77100.0%—
Difenoconazole2,827551.9%Yearly results
Diflubenzuron3,258140.4%Yearly results
Dimethoate7,57490.1%—
Dimethomorph70800.0%—
Dinocap13600.0%—
Dinotefuran2,82700.0%—
Diphenamid24000.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)7,50081710.9%Yearly results
Disulfoton2,83000.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone2,41000.0%—
Diuron3,42000.0%—
Dodine2,827240.8%Yearly results
Emamectin benzoate2,82610.0%—
Endosulfan I7,574240.3%Yearly results
Endosulfan II7,552731.0%Yearly results
Endosulfan sulfate7,559721.0%Yearly results
Endrin3,94900.0%—
EPN1,41200.0%—
Esfenvalerate2,83380.3%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total4,21410.0%—
Ethaboxam70800.0%—
Ethalfluralin21600.0%—
Ethiofencarb1,05200.0%—
Ethion2,83110.0%—
Ethoprop21600.0%—
Ethoxyquin2,82967723.9%Yearly results
Etofenprox2,82700.0%—
Etoxazole2,82758720.8%Yearly results
Etridiazole1,05200.0%—
Famoxadone70800.0%—
Fenamidone70800.0%—
Fenamiphos3,53900.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone3,33800.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide2,61800.0%—
Fenarimol5,79500.0%—
Fenazaquin4,300400.9%Yearly results
Fenbuconazole1,76000.0%—
Fenbutatin oxide1,9561547.9%Yearly results
Fenhexamid4,31220.0%—
Fenitrothion16200.0%—
Fenitrothion oxygen analog16200.0%—
Fenpropathrin5,811701.2%Yearly results
Fenpyrazamine70800.0%—
Fenpyroximate4,31247411.0%Yearly results
Fenthion1,26800.0%—
Fenvalerate1,948100.5%Yearly results
Flazasulfuron70800.0%—
Flonicamid4,31200.0%—
Flubendiamide2,826230.8%Yearly results
Fludioxonil5,3641,66831.1%Yearly results
Fluensulfone1,41500.0%—
Flufenoxuron2,82700.0%—
Flumioxazin4,31200.0%—
Fluopicolide70800.0%—
Fluopyram1,415694.9%Yearly results
Flupyradifurone70810.1%—
Fluridone3,25800.0%—
Fluroxypyr-meptyl1,41500.0%—
Flutianil70800.0%—
Flutriafol2,82730.1%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)2,82700.0%—
Fluxapyroxad2,8272007.1%Yearly results
Folpet2,72300.0%—
Fonofos1,92400.0%—
Fonofos oxygen analog67800.0%—
Forchlorfenuron4,31200.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride4,2821072.5%Yearly results
Halosulfuron methyl1,41500.0%—
Heptachlor6,23100.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide3,49400.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide cis2,89700.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide trans1,48500.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)2,83100.0%—
Hexythiazox4,262501.2%Yearly results
Hydroprene2,82700.0%—
Imazalil5,61040.1%—
Imidacloprid5,7943596.2%Yearly results
Imidacloprid urea1,41540.3%—
Imiprothrin2,82700.0%—
Indaziflam2,82700.0%—
Indoxacarb5,364100.2%Yearly results
Iprodione5,011531.1%Yearly results
Iprovalicarb70800.0%—
Isofetamid1,41500.0%—
Isoxaben1,41500.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl4,30020.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)3,26200.0%—
Linuron1,29800.0%—
Malathion7,57490.1%—
Malathion oxygen analog5,79500.0%—
Mandestrobin70800.0%—
Mandipropamid70800.0%—
Mefentrifluconazole1,41500.0%—
Mepanipyrim70800.0%—
Mesotrione1,41500.0%—
Metaflumizone70800.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam2,33600.0%—
Metaldehyde70800.0%—
Methamidophos4,67720.0%—
Methidathion7,574180.2%Yearly results
Methiocarb1,74900.0%—
Methomyl7,57430.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'1,50210.1%—
Methoxychlor Total1,32980.6%—
Methoxyfenozide4,3123327.7%Yearly results
Metolachlor1,05200.0%—
Metrafenone1,41500.0%—
Metribuzin1,05200.0%—
Mevinphos E40500.0%—
Mevinphos Total2,42600.0%—
Mevinphos Z40500.0%—
MGK-2642,12000.0%—
Monocrotophos1,05200.0%—
Myclobutanil5,65820.0%—
Naled3,60500.0%—
Napropamide4,03600.0%—
Norflurazon6,58310.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl4,46300.0%—
Novaluron2,82537313.2%Yearly results
o-Phenylphenol7,2831,24017.0%Yearly results
Omethoate7,574130.2%Yearly results
Oryzalin3,87900.0%—
Ovex13600.0%—
Oxamyl7,574210.3%Yearly results
Oxamyl oxime1,28500.0%—
Oxathiapiprolin70800.0%—
Oxychlordane21600.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone2,50100.0%—
Oxyfluorfen4,59600.0%—
Parathion ethyl2,55750.2%—
Parathion methyl4,2431212.9%Yearly results
Parathion oxygen analog11100.0%—
Pendimethalin5,36420.0%—
Penoxsulam1,41500.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)1,26800.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)2,83100.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)1,05200.0%—
Penthiopyrad2,82710.0%—
Permethrin cis4,40280.2%—
Permethrin Total3,17210.0%—
Permethrin trans4,402100.2%Yearly results
Phenothrin3,79400.0%—
Phorate2,83100.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog21600.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone21600.0%—
Phorate sulfone2,63000.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide84800.0%—
Phosalone6,70800.0%—
Phosmet7,2996889.4%Yearly results
Phosmet oxygen analog2,82780.3%—
Phosphamidon2,83100.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide6,01120.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl1,28400.0%—
Prallethrin4,74300.0%—
Prochloraz1,03010.1%—
Procymidone1,03000.0%—
Profenofos1,21400.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)6,80200.0%—
Propargite4,246150.4%Yearly results
Propetamphos5,08800.0%—
Propoxur30400.0%—
Proquinazid70800.0%—
Pydiflumetofen1,41500.0%—
Pyraclostrobin4,31258713.6%Yearly results
Pyraflufen ethyl2,82700.0%—
Pyridaben4,7311132.4%Yearly results
Pyrifluquinazon1,41500.0%—
Pyrimethanil4,3122,22951.7%Yearly results
Pyriofenone70800.0%—
Pyriproxyfen5,795500.9%Yearly results
Quinoxyfen70800.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)2,83110.0%—
Resmethrin4,26700.0%—
Rimsulfuron2,82700.0%—
Saflufenacil2,82700.0%—
SD-31723544122.2%—
SD-3360854440.7%—
Sethoxydim2,82700.0%—
Simazine6,91800.0%—
Spinetoram4,3124249.8%Yearly results
Spinosad4,312250.6%Yearly results
Spirodiclofen4,31151211.9%Yearly results
Spirotetramat4,3113969.2%Yearly results
Spiroxamine70800.0%—
Sulfentrazone70800.0%—
Sulfoxaflor1,415171.2%Yearly results
Sulprofos21600.0%—
Tebuconazole3,87970.2%—
Tebufenozide5,795460.8%Yearly results
Tecnazene1,26800.0%—
Teflubenzuron1,41500.0%—
Tefluthrin2,82700.0%—
Terbacil2,05900.0%—
Terbufos2,83100.0%—
Terbufos sulfone2,63000.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos1,35400.0%—
Tetraconazole70800.0%—
Tetradifon2,49020.1%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)2,8852117.3%Yearly results
Tetramethrin5,36400.0%—
Thiabendazole6,0553,33755.1%Yearly results
Thiacloprid4,3121714.0%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam4,31220.0%—
Thiodicarb11100.0%—
Thiophanate methyl2,9002649.1%Yearly results
Tolfenpyrad1,41540728.8%Yearly results
Tolylfluanid70810.1%—
Tralomethrin1,48500.0%—
Tri Allate1,05200.0%—
Triadimefon3,97500.0%—
Triadimenol43100.0%—
Trifloxystrobin4,312190.4%Yearly results
Triflumizole5,79500.0%—
Trifluralin3,53900.0%—
Valifenalate70800.0%—
Vinclozolin2,83100.0%—
Zoxamide70800.0%—
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Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022.

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