Food × analyte
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) on potatoes
2008–2024 · 5 tested years
2,477samples tested
for this analyte
for this analyte
26samples with
a detection
a detection
1.0%of analyte-tested samples
Testing detected Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS) in 26 of 2,477 potatoes samples actually tested for this analyte. This percentage uses analyte-tested samples, not all 7,191 samples of this food.
Year-by-year results
Actual tested and detected sample counts.
5 tested years between 2008 and 2024. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 528 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 2009 | 534 | 22 | 4.1% |
| 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 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2019 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2020 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2021 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2022 | 529 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 2023 | 709 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 177 | 0 | 0.0% |
Testing panels and detection limits change. These observations do not establish a causal trend.
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2008, 2009, 2022, 2023, 2024.