Food × analyte
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam on sweet bell peppers
1999–2021 · 11 tested years
5,771samples tested
for this analyte
for this analyte
787samples with
a detection
a detection
13.6%of analyte-tested samples
Testing detected Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam in 787 of 5,771 sweet bell peppers samples actually tested for this analyte. This percentage uses analyte-tested samples, not all 5,984 samples of this food.
Year-by-year results
Actual tested and detected sample counts.
11 tested years between 1999 and 2021. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 520 | 85 | 16.3% |
| 2000 | 738 | 93 | 12.6% |
| 2001 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2002 | 186 | 12 | 6.5% |
| 2003 | 741 | 120 | 16.2% |
| 2004 | 558 | 97 | 17.4% |
| 2005 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2006 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2007 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2008 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2009 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2010 | 744 | 106 | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 741 | 41 | 5.5% |
| 2012 | 186 | 8 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2014 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2015 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2016 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2017 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2018 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2019 | 354 | 63 | 17.8% |
| 2020 | 675 | 121 | 17.9% |
| 2021 | 328 | 41 | 12.5% |
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: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021.