Food test results

Pesticides found on pears, canned

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1999–2000 · 2 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1999–2000. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

o-Phenylphenol3.6%23 / 647 tested
Diphenylamine (DPA)1.5%11 / 737 tested

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

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737samples
tested
5.3%had at least one detected residue
6different analytes detected

39 of 737 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%1999: 4.0%, 15 of 371 tested samples2000: 6.6%, 24 of 366 tested samples19992000

2 tested years between 1999 and 2000. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
1999371154.0%
2000366246.6%
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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698
1
39

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. origin96.1% · 708
Imported2.8% · 21
Unknown origin1.1% · 8

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 119 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
3-Hydroxycarbofuran73700.0%—
Acephate73710.1%—
Aldicarb51600.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone73700.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide73700.0%—
Anilazine17300.0%—
Atrazine73700.0%—
Azinphos ethyl12600.0%—
Azinphos methyl73700.0%—
BHC alpha1800.0%—
BHC beta1800.0%—
BHC delta1800.0%—
Bifenthrin10600.0%—
Captafol10600.0%—
Captan73700.0%—
Carbaryl73710.1%—
Carbofuran73700.0%—
Chlordane cis1800.0%—
Chlordane trans1800.0%—
Chlordanes Total9000.0%—
Chlorothalonil73700.0%—
Chlorpropham73700.0%—
Chlorpyrifos73700.0%—
Cyfluthrin3600.0%—
Cypermethrin8300.0%—
DCPA73700.0%—
DDD p,p'29700.0%—
DDE p,p'73700.0%—
DDT o,p'8300.0%—
DDT p,p'29700.0%—
Diazinon73720.3%—
Diazinon oxygen analog10600.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)73700.0%—
Dicloran73700.0%—
Dicofol o,p'4500.0%—
Dicofol p,p'73700.0%—
Dieldrin73700.0%—
Dimethoate73700.0%—
Diphenamid35000.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)737111.5%Yearly results
Disulfoton73700.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone73700.0%—
Endosulfan I73700.0%—
Endosulfan II73700.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate73700.0%—
Esfenvalerate65400.0%—
Ethion73700.0%—
Ethion mono oxon1800.0%—
Ethoprop18900.0%—
Fenamiphos73700.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone73700.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide9000.0%—
Fenvalerate73700.0%—
Folpet73700.0%—
Fonofos14200.0%—
Fonofos oxygen analog3600.0%—
Heptachlor70100.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide70100.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)73700.0%—
Imazalil73700.0%—
Iprodione73700.0%—
Lambda cyhalothrin total3600.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)73700.0%—
Malathion73700.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog10600.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam45600.0%—
Methamidophos73710.1%—
Methidathion73700.0%—
Methiocarb20900.0%—
Methomyl73700.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'47600.0%—
Methoxychlor Total26100.0%—
Metolachlor10600.0%—
Mevinphos E21400.0%—
Mevinphos Total52300.0%—
Mevinphos Z21400.0%—
Myclobutanil73700.0%—
Norflurazon73700.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl73700.0%—
o-Phenylphenol647233.6%Yearly results
Omethoate73700.0%—
Oxadixyl10600.0%—
Oxamyl73700.0%—
Oxychlordane1800.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone73700.0%—
Oxyfluorfen10600.0%—
Parathion ethyl64700.0%—
Parathion methyl73700.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog10600.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog10600.0%—
Pendimethalin10600.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)8300.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)73700.0%—
Permethrin cis62800.0%—
Permethrin Total10900.0%—
Permethrin trans62800.0%—
Phorate73700.0%—
Phorate sulfone73700.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide17300.0%—
Phosalone29700.0%—
Phosmet64700.0%—
Phosphamidon73700.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide10600.0%—
Procymidone10600.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)73700.0%—
Propargite73700.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)73700.0%—
Simazine73700.0%—
Tebuconazole10600.0%—
Terbacil73700.0%—
Terbufos73700.0%—
Terbufos sulfone73700.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos73700.0%—
Tetradifon73700.0%—
Thiabendazole73700.0%—
Tri Allate1800.0%—
Triadimefon73700.0%—
Trifluralin73700.0%—
Vinclozolin73700.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1999, 2000.

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