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Pesticides found on snap peas

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2011–2018 · 4 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 2011–2018. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Dimethoate21.5%623 / 2,900 tested
Cyhalothrin, Lambda17.8%295 / 1,661 tested
Carbendazim (MBC)14.5%380 / 2,621 tested

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

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2,900samples
tested
74.6%had at least one detected residue
102different analytes detected

2,163 of 2,900 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.

623 / 2,900 testedView yearly tests →
376 / 2,900 testedView yearly tests →
365 / 2,900 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%2011: 72.0%, 536 of 744 tested samples2012: 79.8%, 593 of 743 tested samples2017: 73.0%, 518 of 710 tested samples2018: 73.4%, 516 of 703 tested samples201120142018

4 tested years between 2011 and 2018. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
201174453672.0%
201274359379.8%
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
2015Not tested——
2016Not tested——
201771051873.0%
201870351673.4%
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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737
1
665
2
641
3
392
4
203
5
126
6
75
7
33
8
14
9
8
10+
6

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. origin30.7% · 890
Imported69.1% · 2,003
Unknown origin0.2% · 7

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 308 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol1,69210.1%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran2,90000.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole74400.0%—
Abamectin2,15740.2%—
Acephate2,90040.1%—
Acetamiprid2,900341.2%Yearly results
Acibenzolar S methyl74300.0%—
Alachlor74300.0%—
Aldicarb1,48700.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone1,48700.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide1,48700.0%—
Aldrin2,90000.0%—
Allethrin74400.0%—
Ametryn74400.0%—
Atrazine1,48710.1%—
Azinphos ethyl74400.0%—
Azinphos methyl2,90000.0%—
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog2,15700.0%—
Azoxystrobin2,90036512.6%Yearly results
Bendiocarb2,88500.0%—
Benomyl11800.0%—
Benoxacor2,90000.0%—
Bensulide46500.0%—
Bentazon74300.0%—
BHC alpha1,48700.0%—
Bifenazate2,15780.4%—
Bifenthrin2,9001505.2%Yearly results
Boscalid2,436672.8%Yearly results
Bromacil74400.0%—
Buprofezin2,90090.3%—
Captan1,41300.0%—
Carbaryl2,90020.1%—
Carbendazim (MBC)2,62138014.5%Yearly results
Carbofuran2,90000.0%—
Carbophenothion1,48700.0%—
Carbophenothion methyl46500.0%—
Carboxin74400.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl2,90000.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole2,9001796.2%Yearly results
Chlordane cis1,48700.0%—
Chlordane trans1,48700.0%—
Chlorethoxyfos1,02200.0%—
Chlorfenapyr2,15640.2%—
Chlorfenvinphos total1,48700.0%—
Chlorpropham1,487130.9%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos2,900622.1%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog2,62100.0%—
Clethodim2,80700.0%—
Clethodim sulfone37261.6%—
Clethodim sulfoxide37261.6%—
Clofentezine74400.0%—
Clomazone2,90000.0%—
Clothianidin2,15700.0%—
Coumaphos1,48700.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog74300.0%—
Crotoxyphos74400.0%—
Crufomate46500.0%—
Cyazofamid74400.0%—
Cyfluthrin2,885190.7%Yearly results
Cyhalothrin, Lambda1,66129517.8%Yearly results
Cyhalothrin, Lambda epimer R15783627972.5%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)1,20813210.9%Yearly results
Cymoxanil74400.0%—
Cypermethrin2,9002639.1%Yearly results
Cyphenothrin2,15700.0%—
Cyprodinil74410.1%—
Cyromazine929313.3%Yearly results
DCPA2,9001434.9%Yearly results
DDD o,p'71200.0%—
DDD p,p'1,48700.0%—
DDE o,p'1,41300.0%—
DDE p,p'2,900160.6%Yearly results
DDT o,p'2,15600.0%—
DDT p,p'2,79200.0%—
DEF (Tribufos)74400.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)2,900762.6%Yearly results
Demeton-O62000.0%—
Demeton-S74400.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone46500.0%—
Dialifos15500.0%—
Diazinon2,90060.2%—
Diazinon oxygen analog2,90000.0%—
Dichlobenil1,48700.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)2,90000.0%—
Dicloran2,90010.0%—
Dicofol o,p'74300.0%—
Dicofol p,p'1,48700.0%—
Dicrotophos1,20800.0%—
Dieldrin2,90000.0%—
Difenoconazole1,48717912.0%Yearly results
Diflubenzuron1,40900.0%—
Dimethenamid1,20800.0%—
Dimethoate2,90062321.5%Yearly results
Dimethomorph2,90040.1%—
Dinotefuran2,90000.0%—
Dioxathion46500.0%—
Diphenamid74300.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)1,48700.0%—
Disulfoton2,88400.0%—
Disulfoton oxygen analog1,87700.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone2,90000.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone oxygen analog1,87700.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide2,34200.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide oxygen analog1,87700.0%—
Diuron1,48710.1%—
Dodine46500.0%—
Emamectin74400.0%—
Emamectin benzoate74310.1%—
Endosulfan I1,487110.7%Yearly results
Endosulfan II1,471432.9%Yearly results
Endosulfan sulfate1,486835.6%Yearly results
Endrin2,89970.2%—
EPN1,41300.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)74300.0%—
Esfenvalerate1,413201.4%Yearly results
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total1,208242.0%Yearly results
Ethalfluralin1,47200.0%—
Ethiofencarb74300.0%—
Ethion1,48700.0%—
Ethion mono oxon1,48700.0%—
Ethofumesate46500.0%—
Ethoprop2,90000.0%—
Ethoxyquin1,41300.0%—
Etofenprox1,41300.0%—
Etoxazole1,20820.2%—
Famoxadone74400.0%—
Fenamidone1,45610.1%—
Fenamiphos1,48700.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone1,48700.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide1,48700.0%—
Fenarimol1,47200.0%—
Fenbuconazole1,48700.0%—
Fenchlorphos (Ronnel)74400.0%—
Fenhexamid1,19340.3%—
Fenitrothion1,48700.0%—
Fenobucarb (BPMC)74400.0%—
Fenpropathrin2,90040.1%—
Fenpyroximate2,15610.0%—
Fensulfothion74400.0%—
Fenthion1,48700.0%—
Fenthion oxygen analog27800.0%—
Fenvalerate27931.1%—
Fipronil74330.4%—
Flonicamid1,48710.1%—
Fluazifop butyl1,48700.0%—
Fluazinam1,41300.0%—
Flubendiamide2,157351.6%Yearly results
Fludioxonil2,90030.1%—
Fluopicolide74491.2%—
Fluopyram1,41360.4%—
Fluoxastrobin1,20800.0%—
Flupyradifurone1,41320.1%—
Fluridone2,15700.0%—
Flutolanil74400.0%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)2,15700.0%—
Fluxapyroxad1,41300.0%—
Fomesafen1,41300.0%—
Fonofos1,48700.0%—
Forchlorfenuron46500.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride74400.0%—
Heptachlor1,45600.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide1,48700.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)1,48700.0%—
Hexaconazole74400.0%—
Hexythiazox74400.0%—
Hydroprene2,15600.0%—
Imazalil1,48700.0%—
Imazethapyr1,41300.0%—
Imidacloprid2,900802.8%Yearly results
Imiprothrin2,15700.0%—
Indaziflam46500.0%—
Indoxacarb74400.0%—
Ipconazole1,41300.0%—
Iprodione1,487483.2%Yearly results
Isofenphos74400.0%—
Isoprocarb74400.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl1,48700.0%—
Lactofen2,15700.0%—
Leptophos oxygen analog46500.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)1,48700.0%—
Linuron1,48740.3%—
Malathion1,4871077.2%Yearly results
Malathion oxygen analog1,48700.0%—
Mandipropamid1,48750.3%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam2,854270.9%Yearly results
Metaldehyde1,41300.0%—
Metconazole46500.0%—
Methamidophos2,885110.4%Yearly results
Methidathion1,48700.0%—
Methidathion oxygen analog83600.0%—
Methiocarb1,48700.0%—
Methomyl1,487382.6%Yearly results
Methoprene72810.1%—
Methoxychlor olefin72800.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'68200.0%—
Methoxychlor Total74300.0%—
Methoxyfenozide2,900210.7%Yearly results
Metolachlor2,90000.0%—
Metribuzin1,48730.2%—
Mevinphos Total1,48700.0%—
MGK-2642,15730.1%—
Monocrotophos74400.0%—
Myclobutanil2,90060.2%—
Naled1,41300.0%—
Napropamide1,48700.0%—
Norflurazon1,40700.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl1,47200.0%—
Novaluron2,15710.0%—
o-Phenylphenol12300.0%—
Omethoate2,90037613.0%Yearly results
Oxadixyl1,48700.0%—
Oxamyl1,48740.3%—
Oxamyl oxime74410.1%—
Oxychlordane74300.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone1,48700.0%—
Oxyfluorfen1,48700.0%—
Parathion ethyl1,48700.0%—
Parathion methyl1,48790.6%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog1,48700.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog1,48700.0%—
Pendimethalin1,48700.0%—
Penflufen1,41300.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)74310.1%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)1,48700.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)74300.0%—
Penthiopyrad1,413483.4%Yearly results
Permethrin cis1,456563.8%Yearly results
Permethrin Total1,405201.4%Yearly results
Permethrin trans1,410443.1%Yearly results
Phenothrin2,88500.0%—
Phenthoate74300.0%—
Phorate1,48700.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog1,48700.0%—
Phorate sulfone1,48710.1%—
Phorate sulfoxide1,48730.2%—
Phosalone1,48700.0%—
Phosmet2,88500.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog1,41300.0%—
Phosphamidon1,48700.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide2,900712.4%Yearly results
Pirimicarb1,48700.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl1,48700.0%—
Prallethrin2,15700.0%—
Profenofos743476.3%Yearly results
Promecarb74400.0%—
Prometryn1,48720.1%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)1,47200.0%—
Propachlor72700.0%—
Propamocarb hydrochloride744304.0%Yearly results
Propargite1,48700.0%—
Propetamphos2,90000.0%—
Propham74400.0%—
Propiconazole1,48700.0%—
Pymetrozine1,48600.0%—
Pyraclostrobin2,9001184.1%Yearly results
Pyraflufen ethyl46500.0%—
Pyridaben74400.0%—
Pyrimethanil1,487211.4%Yearly results
Pyriproxyfen2,90020.1%—
Quinalphos46500.0%—
Quinoxyfen1,48700.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)1,48700.0%—
Quizalofop ethyl74400.0%—
Resmethrin1,87800.0%—
Resmethrin cis74300.0%—
Resmethrin trans46400.0%—
Saflufenacil1,87800.0%—
Sethoxydim74400.0%—
Sethoxydim sulfoxide15553.2%—
Simazine1,48700.0%—
Spinetoram2,9001073.7%Yearly results
Spinosad2,156773.6%Yearly results
Spinosad A744223.0%Yearly results
Spinosad D744101.3%Yearly results
Spirodiclofen46500.0%—
Spiromesifen74440.5%—
Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite)74320.3%—
Spirotetramat2,157130.6%Yearly results
Sulfentrazone2,15700.0%—
Sulprofos1,20800.0%—
Tebuconazole2,90030810.6%Yearly results
Tebufenozide1,48700.0%—
Tebuthiuron1,48700.0%—
Tecnazene74300.0%—
Tefluthrin2,90000.0%—
Terbacil1,48700.0%—
Terbufos1,48700.0%—
Terbufos sulfone1,48700.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos1,48700.0%—
Tetraconazole1,20800.0%—
Tetradifon1,48700.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)2,8992588.9%Yearly results
Tetramethrin2,15700.0%—
Thiabendazole1,487100.7%Yearly results
Thiacloprid1,487382.6%Yearly results
Thiamethoxam2,900371.3%Yearly results
Thiobencarb1,48700.0%—
Thiodicarb74400.0%—
Thionazin74400.0%—
Tri Allate74400.0%—
Triadimefon1,48700.0%—
Triadimenol744304.0%Yearly results
Triazophos46500.0%—
Trifloxystrobin1,48780.5%—
Triflumizole74410.1%—
Trifluralin2,88400.0%—
Uniconazole74400.0%—
Vinclozolin1,48700.0%—
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Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018.

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