Food × analyte
Dimethoate on spinach
1995–2016 · 10 tested years
6,140samples tested
for this analyte
for this analyte
150samples with
a detection
a detection
2.4%of analyte-tested samples
Testing detected Dimethoate in 150 of 6,140 spinach samples actually tested for this analyte. This percentage uses analyte-tested samples, not all 6,187 samples of this food.
Year-by-year results
Actual tested and detected sample counts.
10 tested years between 1995 and 2016. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 609 | 31 | 5.1% |
| 1996 | 517 | 38 | 7.4% |
| 1997 | 501 | 32 | 6.4% |
| 1998 | Not tested | — | — |
| 1999 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2000 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2001 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2002 | 363 | 8 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 736 | 8 | 1.1% |
| 2004 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2005 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2006 | 511 | 14 | 2.7% |
| 2007 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2008 | 744 | 10 | 1.3% |
| 2009 | 744 | 7 | 0.9% |
| 2010 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2011 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2012 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2013 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2014 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2015 | 708 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 707 | 1 | 0.1% |
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: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016.