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Pesticides found on sweet peas, canned

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1994–2019 · 6 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 1994–2019. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

o-Phenylphenol2.0%26 / 1,289 tested
Bifenthrin1.1%12 / 1,108 tested

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

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1,855samples
tested
5.0%had at least one detected residue
13different analytes detected

93 of 1,855 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.

12 / 1,108 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%1994: 0.8%, 2 of 238 tested samples1995: 3.3%, 11 of 333 tested samples1996: 6.8%, 12 of 176 tested samples2001: 0.0%, 0 of 185 tested samples2002: 2.0%, 11 of 544 tested samples2019: 15.0%, 57 of 379 tested samples199420062019

6 tested years between 1994 and 2019. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
199423820.8%
1995333113.3%
1996176126.8%
1997Not tested——
1998Not tested——
1999Not tested——
2000Not tested——
200118500.0%
2002544112.0%
2003Not tested——
2004Not tested——
2005Not tested——
2006Not tested——
2007Not tested——
2008Not tested——
2009Not tested——
2010Not tested——
2011Not tested——
2012Not tested——
2013Not tested——
2014Not tested——
2015Not tested——
2016Not tested——
2017Not tested——
2018Not tested——
20193795715.0%
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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1,762
1
88
2
4
3
1

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. origin99.0% · 1,836
Imported0.5% · 9
Unknown origin0.5% · 10

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 307 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1-Naphthol46800.0%—
2,4-D38110.3%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran1,30200.0%—
4-Hydroxydiphenylamine4400.0%—
Acephate1,85500.0%—
Acetamiprid37900.0%—
Acetochlor37900.0%—
Acibenzolar S methyl37900.0%—
Alachlor37900.0%—
Aldicarb1,12900.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone1,00700.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide92300.0%—
Aldrin90000.0%—
Allethrin42600.0%—
Ametoctradin37900.0%—
Ametryn53700.0%—
Anilazine59800.0%—
Atrazine1,82300.0%—
Azinphos ethyl17700.0%—
Azinphos methyl1,82300.0%—
Azoxystrobin3794311.3%—
Bendiocarb37900.0%—
Benoxacor37900.0%—
Bensulide37900.0%—
Bensulide oxygen analog37900.0%—
Bentazon37900.0%—
BHC alpha42300.0%—
BHC beta42300.0%—
BHC delta4400.0%—
Bifenthrin1,108121.1%Yearly results
Boscalid37900.0%—
Bromacil55500.0%—
Buprofezin79300.0%—
Captafol69700.0%—
Captan83400.0%—
Carbaryl1,30210.1%—
Carbendazim (MBC)37900.0%—
Carbofuran1,30200.0%—
Carbophenothion4400.0%—
Carboxin37900.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl37900.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole37900.0%—
Chlordane cis94400.0%—
Chlordane trans94400.0%—
Chlorethoxyfos37900.0%—
Chlorfenapyr37900.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos alpha4400.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos beta4400.0%—
Chlorimuron ethyl37900.0%—
Chlorothalonil1,35500.0%—
Chlorpropham1,82300.0%—
Chlorpyrifos1,85500.0%—
Chlorpyrifos methyl4400.0%—
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog37900.0%—
Clethodim37900.0%—
Clomazone1,10800.0%—
Clothianidin37900.0%—
Cyantraniliprole37900.0%—
Cyazofamid37900.0%—
Cyflumetofen37900.0%—
Cyfluthrin1,15200.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda15400.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)76900.0%—
Cymoxanil37900.0%—
Cypermethrin1,12200.0%—
Cyphenothrin37900.0%—
Cyprodinil37900.0%—
Cyprosulfamide37900.0%—
DCPA1,82300.0%—
DDD (TDE)50300.0%—
DDD p,p'1,10810.1%—
DDE74700.0%—
DDE p,p'1,10800.0%—
DDT50300.0%—
DDT p,p'72900.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)90000.0%—
Demeton7700.0%—
Demeton-S7700.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone11600.0%—
Desmedipham37900.0%—
Diazinon1,85500.0%—
Diazinon oxygen analog1,08600.0%—
Dicamba4200.0%—
Dichlobenil34700.0%—
Dichlormid37900.0%—
Dichlorobenzophenone p,p' (4,4-DCBP)15800.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)1,85500.0%—
Dicloran1,82300.0%—
Dicofol p,p'1,14800.0%—
Dicofol Total57100.0%—
Dieldrin70800.0%—
Difenoconazole37900.0%—
Dimethenamid37900.0%—
Dimethoate1,85500.0%—
Dimethomorph55500.0%—
Dinotefuran37900.0%—
Diphenamid67900.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)1,22400.0%—
Disulfoton1,47600.0%—
Disulfoton oxygen analog37900.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone83200.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide39700.0%—
Diuron56600.0%—
Endosulfan I1,28420.2%—
Endosulfan II1,28420.2%—
Endosulfan sulfate1,28450.4%—
Endosulfans Total57120.4%—
Endrin90000.0%—
EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate)31600.0%—
Esfenvalerate74200.0%—
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total72500.0%—
Ethalfluralin42300.0%—
Ethion1,44400.0%—
Ethion mono oxon8900.0%—
Ethoprop63200.0%—
Ethoxyquin37900.0%—
Etofenprox37900.0%—
Etoxazole37900.0%—
Etridiazole86800.0%—
Famoxadone37900.0%—
Fenamidone37900.0%—
Fenamiphos1,44400.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone1,06800.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide30800.0%—
Fenarimol37900.0%—
Fenazaquin37900.0%—
Fenbuconazole55500.0%—
Fenhexamid37900.0%—
Fenpropathrin1,05900.0%—
Fenpyrazamine37900.0%—
Fenthion4400.0%—
Fenvalerate1,10400.0%—
Flazasulfuron37900.0%—
Flonicamid37900.0%—
Fluazifop butyl37900.0%—
Flubendiamide37900.0%—
Fludioxonil1,08600.0%—
Flufenacet37900.0%—
Fluometuron37900.0%—
Fluopicolide37900.0%—
Fluopyram37900.0%—
Fluoxastrobin37900.0%—
Flupyradifurone37900.0%—
Fluridone65200.0%—
Fluthiacet methyl37900.0%—
Flutriafol37900.0%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)37900.0%—
Fluxapyroxad37900.0%—
Folpet8900.0%—
Fomesafen37900.0%—
Fonofos20800.0%—
Forchlorfenuron37900.0%—
Halosulfuron37900.0%—
Heptachlor1,03300.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide1,15200.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)1,82300.0%—
Hexaconazole17600.0%—
Hexazinone17600.0%—
Hexythiazox37900.0%—
Hydroprene37900.0%—
Imazalil1,30200.0%—
Imidacloprid87820.2%—
Imiprothrin37900.0%—
Indaziflam37900.0%—
Indoxacarb37900.0%—
Ipconazole37900.0%—
Iprodione1,82300.0%—
Isofetamid37900.0%—
Isoxadifen ethyl37900.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl37900.0%—
Lambda cyhalothrin R ester13100.0%—
Lambda cyhalothrin total5400.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)1,85500.0%—
Linuron1,10200.0%—
Malathion1,85500.0%—
Malathion oxygen analog1,10800.0%—
Mandipropamid37900.0%—
MCPA4200.0%—
Mesotrione37900.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam1,16700.0%—
Methamidophos1,85500.0%—
Methidathion1,73600.0%—
Methiocarb30100.0%—
Methomyl1,85500.0%—
Methoxychlor p,p'72900.0%—
Methoxychlor Total74700.0%—
Methoxyfenozide37900.0%—
Metolachlor1,10800.0%—
Metribuzin1,10800.0%—
Mevinphos E20800.0%—
Mevinphos Total1,64700.0%—
Mevinphos Z20800.0%—
MGK-26437900.0%—
Myclobutanil1,85500.0%—
Napropamide55500.0%—
Nicosulfuron37900.0%—
Nitrapyrin37900.0%—
Norflurazon52300.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl55500.0%—
Novaluron37900.0%—
o-Phenylphenol1,289262.0%Yearly results
Omethoate1,77300.0%—
Oryzalin37900.0%—
Oxadixyl25200.0%—
Oxamyl1,16200.0%—
Oxamyl oxime37900.0%—
Oxychlordane4400.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl52100.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone55500.0%—
Oxyfluorfen22000.0%—
Parathion ethyl1,44400.0%—
Parathion methyl1,73600.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog8900.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog17600.0%—
Pebulate52100.0%—
Pendimethalin1,08700.0%—
Penflufen37900.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)96500.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)1,76000.0%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)80500.0%—
Penthiopyrad37900.0%—
Permethrin cis17600.0%—
Permethrin Total1,64700.0%—
Permethrin trans17600.0%—
Phenmedipham37900.0%—
Phenothrin90000.0%—
Phorate1,79700.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog20200.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone45200.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfoxide37900.0%—
Phorate sulfone1,46500.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide68700.0%—
Phosalone1,06600.0%—
Phosmet1,85500.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog37900.0%—
Phosphamidon1,33100.0%—
Picoxystrobin37900.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide1,15210.1%—
Pirimiphos methyl52100.0%—
Prallethrin58700.0%—
Procymidone61000.0%—
Profenofos90000.0%—
Prometryn17600.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)98900.0%—
Propargite1,81700.0%—
Propetamphos55200.0%—
Propiconazole37900.0%—
Propiconazole I17600.0%—
Propiconazole II17600.0%—
Prosulfuron37900.0%—
Prothioconazole37900.0%—
Pyraclostrobin37910.3%—
Pyridaben37900.0%—
Pyridalyl31600.0%—
Pyrimethanil37900.0%—
Pyriproxyfen90000.0%—
Quinoxyfen37900.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)1,82300.0%—
Quizalofop ethyl37900.0%—
Resmethrin1,07700.0%—
Rimsulfuron37900.0%—
Saflufenacil37900.0%—
Sethoxydim37900.0%—
Simazine1,12000.0%—
Spinetoram37900.0%—
Spinosad37900.0%—
Spiromesifen37900.0%—
Spirotetramat37900.0%—
Sulfentrazone37900.0%—
Sulfoxaflor37900.0%—
Sulprofos4400.0%—
TCMTB37900.0%—
Tebuconazole1,07600.0%—
Tebufenozide86500.0%—
Tecnazene62300.0%—
Teflubenzuron37900.0%—
Tefluthrin37900.0%—
Tepraloxydim37900.0%—
Terbacil69700.0%—
Terbufos1,79700.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog37900.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone46200.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfoxide37900.0%—
Terbufos sulfone1,32800.0%—
Terbufos sulfoxide37900.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos64300.0%—
Tetradifon61000.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)49900.0%—
Tetramethrin90000.0%—
Thiabendazole1,27700.0%—
Thiamethoxam37900.0%—
Thiazopyr37900.0%—
Thiobencarb17600.0%—
Thiophanate methyl37900.0%—
Tolfenpyrad37900.0%—
Tralomethrin6500.0%—
Tri Allate1,10800.0%—
Triadimefon69700.0%—
Trichlorfon37900.0%—
Trifloxystrobin37900.0%—
Trifloxysulfuron37900.0%—
Triflumizole37900.0%—
Trifluralin1,73500.0%—
Triticonazole37900.0%—
Vernolate17600.0%—
Vinclozolin1,26800.0%—
Zoxamide37900.0%—
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About these results

Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2019.

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