Food test results

Pesticides found on potatoes, frozen

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2006–2007 · 2 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 2006–2007. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Chlorpropham54.9%848 / 1,544 tested
Imidacloprid36.0%556 / 1,544 tested
Oxamyl oxime8.2%127 / 1,544 tested

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

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1,544samples
tested
84.8%had at least one detected residue
31different analytes detected

1,310 of 1,544 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.

848 / 1,544 testedView yearly tests →
556 / 1,544 testedView yearly tests →
127 / 1,544 testedView yearly tests →
104 / 1,544 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%2006: 87.8%, 653 of 744 tested samples2007: 82.1%, 657 of 800 tested samples20062007

2 tested years between 2006 and 2007. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
200674465387.8%
200780065782.1%
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.

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234
1
640
2
478
3
151
4
36
5
5

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. origin79.4% · 1,226
Imported19.0% · 294
Unknown origin1.6% · 24

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
1-Naphthol1,10300.0%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran1,54400.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole1,206978.0%Yearly results
Acephate1,54400.0%—
Acetamiprid1,54400.0%—
Aldicarb1,54400.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone1,544372.4%Yearly results
Aldicarb sulfoxide1,544915.9%Yearly results
Aldrin1,54400.0%—
Azinphos methyl1,54400.0%—
Azoxystrobin1,54480.5%—
Bendiocarb1,54400.0%—
Benoxacor1,54400.0%—
BHC alpha1,54400.0%—
Bifenazate1,16300.0%—
Bifenthrin1,54400.0%—
Boscalid1,544161.0%Yearly results
Bromacil17600.0%—
Captan86200.0%—
Carbaryl1,54450.3%—
Carbendazim (MBC)2200.0%—
Carbofuran1,54430.2%—
Carfentrazone ethyl45900.0%—
Chlordane cis1,54400.0%—
Chlordane trans1,54400.0%—
Chlorothalonil1,30100.0%—
Chlorpropham1,54484854.9%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos1,54400.0%—
Clothianidin1,544332.1%Yearly results
Cyazofamid39600.0%—
Cyfluthrin1,54400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda1,54400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R1578361,54400.0%—
Cypermethrin1,54400.0%—
DCPA1,54400.0%—
DDD p,p'1,54400.0%—
DDE p,p'1,54400.0%—
DDT p,p'1,54400.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)1,54400.0%—
Diazinon1,54400.0%—
Diazinon oxygen analog1,54400.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)1,54400.0%—
Dicloran1,54400.0%—
Dieldrin1,54430.2%—
Diflubenzuron17600.0%—
Dimethenamid1,08500.0%—
Dimethoate1,54420.1%—
Dimethomorph1,54400.0%—
Dinotefuran1,54400.0%—
Disulfoton1,54400.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone1,54400.0%—
Diuron1,54400.0%—
Endosulfan I1,54400.0%—
Endosulfan II1,54400.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate1,544845.4%Yearly results
Endrin1,54400.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)1,08500.0%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total1,54400.0%—
Ethion11100.0%—
Ethoprop1,54400.0%—
Famoxadone45900.0%—
Fenamidone45900.0%—
Fludioxonil1,54400.0%—
Fluridone1,54400.0%—
Flutolanil1,085211.9%Yearly results
Fonofos1,49800.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)1,52200.0%—
Imidacloprid1,54455636.0%Yearly results
Indoxacarb1,54400.0%—
Iprodione1,54400.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)1,54440.3%—
Linuron1,54430.2%—
Malathion1,54400.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog1,54400.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam1,54400.0%—
Methamidophos1,54450.3%—
Methomyl1,54400.0%—
Methoxyfenozide1,54400.0%—
Metolachlor1,54400.0%—
Metribuzin1,52200.0%—
Myclobutanil1,54410.1%—
Novaluron1,08500.0%—
o-Phenylphenol1,501392.6%Yearly results
Omethoate1,54400.0%—
Oxamyl1,544442.8%Yearly results
Oxamyl oxime1,5441278.2%Yearly results
Parathion methyl1,54400.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog1,54400.0%—
Pendimethalin45900.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)1,08520.2%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)1,207121.0%Yearly results
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)1,08500.0%—
Permethrin cis1,54400.0%—
Permethrin trans1,54400.0%—
Phorate1,54400.0%—
Phorate sulfone1,54430.2%—
Phorate sulfoxide1,08510.1%—
Phosmet1,54400.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide1,54450.3%—
Prallethrin1,54400.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride2200.0%—
Propargite1,54400.0%—
Propetamphos1,54400.0%—
Pymetrozine2200.0%—
Pyraclostrobin1,54400.0%—
Pyraflufen ethyl1,08500.0%—
Pyrimethanil48100.0%—
Pyriproxyfen1,54400.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)1,54400.0%—
Resmethrin1,54400.0%—
Spinosad45900.0%—
Spinosad A2200.0%—
Spinosad D2200.0%—
Sulfentrazone45910.2%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)79500.0%—
Thiabendazole1,522614.0%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam1,5441046.7%Yearly results
Trifloxystrobin1,54410.1%—
Trifluralin1,54400.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2006, 2007.

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