Food test results
Pesticides found on water, bottled
Explore detected residues, tested samples and results over time.
2005–2017 · 3 tested years
Explore the data →Most commonly detected
Historical tests: 2005–2017. Each analyte uses its own tested count.
Hydroxy atrazine6.7%39 / 578 tested
Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA)6.4%86 / 1,334 tested
Desethyl atrazine5.9%89 / 1,501 tested
Detection frequency is not a health-risk ranking. Summary screen: at least 100 tests, 2 years and 10 detections.
Download these results as CSV1,501samples
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14.1%had at least one detected residue
21different analytes detected
212 of 1,501 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.
View all tested analytes ↓The tested count differs by analyte. A detection does not establish health risk.
Detection over time
Samples with at least one validated detection.
3 tested years between 2005 and 2017. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.
Read the yearly counts
| Year | Tested | Detected | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 378 | 59 | 15.6% |
| 2006 | 367 | 70 | 19.1% |
| 2007 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2008 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2009 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2010 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2011 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2012 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2013 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2014 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2015 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2016 | Not tested | — | — |
| 2017 | 756 | 83 | 11.0% |
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.
01,289
1145
224
319
46
53
65
75
85
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. origin82.9% · 1,245
Imported16.5% · 247
Unknown origin0.6% · 9
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 222 analyte results
| Analyte | Tested | Detected | Rate | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,4-D | 1,313 | 2 | 0.2% | — |
| 2,4-DB | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 3-Hydroxycarbofuran | 735 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetamiprid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Acetochlor | 1,501 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Acetochlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) | 1,334 | 2 | 0.1% | — |
| Acetochlor oxanilic acid (OA) | 578 | 1 | 0.2% | — |
| Acibenzolar S methyl | 735 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Alachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) | 1,334 | 79 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| Alachlor oxanilic acid (OA) | 578 | 1 | 0.2% | — |
| Ametoctradin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Atrazine | 1,501 | 27 | 1.8% | Yearly results |
| Azinphos methyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Azoxystrobin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bendiocarb | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Benoxacor | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bensulfuron methyl | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bentazon | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | — |
| BHC alpha | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bifenthrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Boscalid | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Bromacil | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Buprofezin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbaryl | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbendazim (MBC) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbofuran | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carbophenothion | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Carfentrazone ethyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorantraniliprole | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane cis | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlordane trans | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenapyr | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorfenvinphos total | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorimuron ethyl | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorothalonil | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpropham | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clomazone | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clopyralid | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Clothianidin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Coumaphos oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyanazine | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyantraniliprole | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyazofamid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyfluthrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cymoxanil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Cypermethrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DCPA | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD o,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDD p,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDE p,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT o,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| DDT p,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Desethyl atrazine | 1,501 | 89 | 5.9% | Yearly results |
| Desethyl-desisopropyl atrazine | 1,334 | 21 | 1.6% | Yearly results |
| Desisopropyl atrazine | 1,501 | 12 | 0.8% | Yearly results |
| Diazinon | 1,459 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlobenil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dichlorvos (DDVP) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicofol p,p' | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dicrotophos | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dieldrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Difenoconazole | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid | 1,123 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid oxanilic acid (OA) | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethenamid/Dimethenamid P | 378 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethoate | 1,459 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dimethomorph | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Dinotefuran | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diphenamid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfone oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfoxide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Disulfoton sulfoxide oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Diuron | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Emamectin benzoate | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan I | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan II | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endosulfan sulfate | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Endrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate) | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethalfluralin | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethion mono oxon | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Ethoprop | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Etofenprox | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos | 735 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfone | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenamiphos sulfoxide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenarimol | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenbuconazole | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenitrothion | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fenpropathrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fipronil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flonicamid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluazifop butyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fludioxonil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flufenacet | 274 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flufenacet oxanilic acid (OA) | 304 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Flumioxazin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluopicolide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluoxastrobin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluridone | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fluxapyroxad | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Fonofos | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Halosulfuron | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Heptachlor epoxide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Hydroxy atrazine | 578 | 39 | 6.7% | Yearly results |
| Imazalil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazamethabenz acid | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazamethabenz methyl | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazamox | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazapic | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazapyr | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazaquin | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Imazethapyr | 578 | 2 | 0.3% | — |
| Imidacloprid | 756 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Kresoxim-methyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Lindane (BHC gamma) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Linuron | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Malathion oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mandipropamid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MCPA | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MCPB | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methidathion | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methomyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoprene | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor olefin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxychlor Total | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Methoxyfenozide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metolachlor | 1,501 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Metolachlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA) | 1,334 | 86 | 6.4% | Yearly results |
| Metolachlor oxanilic acid (OA) | 578 | 24 | 4.2% | Yearly results |
| Metribuzin | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Metsulfuron methyl | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Mevinphos Total | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| MGK-264 | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Myclobutanil | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Napropamide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Neburon | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Nicosulfuron | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Norflurazon desmethyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxadixyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxamyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Oxyfluorfen | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion ethyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion methyl oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Parathion oxygen analog | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pendimethalin | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Penthiopyrad | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin cis | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Permethrin trans | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenothrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phenthoate | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfone | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phorate sulfoxide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosalone | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Phosphamidon | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Picloram | 578 | 1 | 0.2% | — |
| Piperonyl butoxide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimicarb | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pirimiphos methyl | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Profenofos | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometon | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Prometryn | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propachlor oxanilic acid (OA) | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propanil | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propazine | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propetamphos | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propiconazole | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Propoxur | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyraclostrobin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyrimethanil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Pyriproxyfen | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quinoxyfen | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Quintozene (PCNB) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin cis | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Resmethrin trans | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Siduron | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Simazine | 1,501 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Spinetoram | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spinosad | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol metabolite) | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Spirotetramat | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfometuron methyl | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Sulfoxaflor | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuconazole | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebufenozide | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebupirimfos | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tebuthiuron | 1,501 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Tecnazene | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tefluthrin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbacil | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Terbufos sulfone | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetrachlorvinphos | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tetraconazole | 1,501 | 1 | 0.1% | — |
| Tetradifon | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiabendazole | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiacloprid | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiamethoxam | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thifensulfuron | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Thiobencarb | 1,334 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Tri Allate | 745 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triadimefon | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Triasulfuron | 578 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifloxystrobin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Trifluralin | 1,501 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Vinclozolin | 756 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
About these results
Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2005, 2006, 2017.
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