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Pesticides found on wheat flour

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2003–2018 · 3 tested years

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Most commonly detected

Historical tests: 2003–2018. Each analyte uses its own tested count.

Malathion37.0%773 / 2,089 tested
Chlorpyrifos methyl19.7%412 / 2,089 tested
Piperonyl butoxide12.4%258 / 2,089 tested

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

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2,089samples
tested
74.6%had at least one detected residue
37different analytes detected

1,558 of 2,089 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.

773 / 2,089 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%2003: 100.0%, 606 of 606 tested samples2004: 56.6%, 410 of 725 tested samples2018: 71.5%, 542 of 758 tested samples200320102018

3 tested years between 2003 and 2018. Gaps mean no validated tests in this release.

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Percentages use the samples actually tested in each year.
YearTestedDetectedRate
2003606606100.0%
200472541056.6%
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——
201875854271.5%
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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531
1
454
2
661
3
327
4
102
5
12
6
2

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. origin98.5% · 2,057
Imported0.7% · 14
Unknown origin0.9% · 18

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 453 analyte results
Each rate has its own actual-tested denominator.
AnalyteTestedDetectedRateDetails
1,2,4-Triazole60640.7%—
2,4-dimethylphenyl formamide (2,4-DMPF)75800.0%—
2,6-DIPN75800.0%—
3-Hydroxycarbofuran1,87100.0%—
5-Hydroxythiabendazole75800.0%—
Abamectin75800.0%—
Acephate75800.0%—
Acetamiprid75800.0%—
Acetochlor2,04200.0%—
Aclonifen75800.0%—
Alachlor75800.0%—
Aldicarb75800.0%—
Aldicarb sulfone75800.0%—
Aldicarb sulfoxide75800.0%—
Aldrin72400.0%—
Allethrin1,33100.0%—
Ametoctradin75800.0%—
Ametryn75800.0%—
Amicarbazone75800.0%—
Anilofos75800.0%—
Asulam75800.0%—
Atraton75800.0%—
Atrazine2,06910.0%—
Azinphos ethyl75800.0%—
Azinphos methyl75800.0%—
Azinphos methyl oxygen analog75800.0%—
Azoxystrobin75800.0%—
Beflubutamid75800.0%—
Benalaxyl75800.0%—
Bendiocarb75800.0%—
Benfluralin75800.0%—
Benoxacor75800.0%—
Bensulide75800.0%—
BHC alpha75800.0%—
BHC beta75800.0%—
BHC delta75800.0%—
Bifenazate75800.0%—
Bifenox75800.0%—
Bifenthrin758192.5%—
Bioallethrin75800.0%—
Bitertanol75800.0%—
Boscalid75800.0%—
Bromacil47400.0%—
Bromophos ethyl75800.0%—
Bromopropylate75800.0%—
Bromuconazole75800.0%—
Bromuconazole 46 (trans)1,31100.0%—
Bromuconazole 47 (cis)1,24100.0%—
Bupirimate75800.0%—
Buprofezin75800.0%—
Butachlor75800.0%—
Butylate75800.0%—
Cadusafos75800.0%—
Carbaryl2,08900.0%—
Carbendazim (MBC)75800.0%—
Carbofuran2,04910.0%—
Carbophenothion75800.0%—
Carboxin1,95000.0%—
Carfentrazone ethyl2,08910.0%—
Chlorantraniliprole75800.0%—
Chlordane cis75800.0%—
Chlordane trans75800.0%—
Chlordimeform75800.0%—
Chlorethoxyfos75800.0%—
Chlorfenapyr75800.0%—
Chlorfenvinphos total75800.0%—
Chlorimuron ethyl75800.0%—
Chlorobenzilate75800.0%—
Chloroneb75800.0%—
Chlorpropham75860.8%—
Chlorpyrifos2,06990.4%—
Chlorpyrifos methyl2,08941219.7%Yearly results
Chlorpyrifos oxygen analog75800.0%—
Chlorsulfuron75800.0%—
Chlorthiophos75800.0%—
Clethodim72700.0%—
Clodinafop propargyl68510.1%—
Clofentezine75800.0%—
Clomazone75800.0%—
Cloransulam methyl75800.0%—
Clothianidin75800.0%—
Coumaphos75800.0%—
Coumaphos oxygen analog75800.0%—
Crotoxyphos75800.0%—
Crufomate75800.0%—
Cyanazine1,27100.0%—
Cyantraniliprole75800.0%—
Cyazofamid75800.0%—
Cyflufenamid75800.0%—
Cyflumetofen75800.0%—
Cyfluthrin2,06140.2%—
Cyhalothrin, Lambda1,25500.0%—
Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + R157836 epimer)758121.6%—
Cymoxanil75800.0%—
Cypermethrin75800.0%—
Cyphenothrin75800.0%—
Cyproconazole2,08900.0%—
Cyprodinil75800.0%—
Cyprosulfamide75800.0%—
Cyromazine75800.0%—
DCPA75800.0%—
DDD o,p'75800.0%—
DDE o,p'75800.0%—
DDE p,p'2,08920.1%—
DDT o,p'75800.0%—
DDT p,p'75810.1%—
DEF (Tribufos)75800.0%—
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)75840052.8%—
Demeton-O75800.0%—
Demeton-S75800.0%—
Demeton-S sulfone75800.0%—
Desethyl atrazine75800.0%—
Desmetryn75800.0%—
Dialifos75800.0%—
Diazinon2,08950.2%—
Diazinon oxygen analog2,08900.0%—
Dichlobenil75800.0%—
Dichlofenthion75800.0%—
Dichlormid75800.0%—
Dichlorvos (DDVP)75800.0%—
Diclofop methyl1,31100.0%—
Dicloran75800.0%—
Diclosulam75800.0%—
Dicofol Total75800.0%—
Dicrotophos75800.0%—
Dieldrin2,06900.0%—
Diethofencarb75800.0%—
Difenoconazole2,06410.0%—
Diflubenzuron75800.0%—
Dimepiperate75800.0%—
Dimethenamid75800.0%—
Dimethoate2,08900.0%—
Dimethomorph1,97500.0%—
Diniconazole75800.0%—
Dinotefuran75800.0%—
Dioxacarb75800.0%—
Dioxathion75800.0%—
Diphenamid75800.0%—
Diphenylamine (DPA)75800.0%—
Dipropetryn75800.0%—
Disulfoton2,05000.0%—
Disulfoton sulfone2,06900.0%—
Disulfoton sulfoxide75800.0%—
Ditalimfos72800.0%—
Diuron75800.0%—
DMST (4-dimethylaminosulphotosluidide)75800.0%—
Dodine75800.0%—
Emamectin75800.0%—
Endosulfan I2,08900.0%—
Endosulfan II2,08900.0%—
Endosulfan sulfate2,08900.0%—
Endrin75800.0%—
EPN75800.0%—
Epoxiconazole2,08900.0%—
Esfenvalerate75800.0%—
Ethalfluralin75800.0%—
Ethiofencarb75800.0%—
Ethiofencarb sulfone75800.0%—
Ethiofencarb sulfoxide75800.0%—
Ethion75800.0%—
Ethion mono oxon41000.0%—
Ethiprole75800.0%—
Ethofumesate75800.0%—
Ethoprop75800.0%—
Ethylan (Perthane)75800.0%—
Etofenprox75800.0%—
Etoxazole75800.0%—
Etridiazole1,98610.1%—
Etrimfos75800.0%—
Famoxadone75800.0%—
Famphur75800.0%—
Fenamidone75800.0%—
Fenamiphos75800.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfone75800.0%—
Fenamiphos sulfoxide75800.0%—
Fenarimol75800.0%—
Fenazaquin75800.0%—
Fenbuconazole2,03800.0%—
Fenchlorphos (Ronnel)75800.0%—
Fenhexamid75800.0%—
Fenitrothion2,06900.0%—
Fenobucarb (BPMC)75800.0%—
Fenoxaprop ethyl75800.0%—
Fenoxycarb75800.0%—
Fenpropathrin75800.0%—
Fenpropidin75800.0%—
Fenpropimorph75800.0%—
Fenpyrazamine75800.0%—
Fenpyroximate75800.0%—
Fensulfothion75800.0%—
Fenthion75800.0%—
Fenthion sulfone75800.0%—
Fenthion sulfoxide72900.0%—
Fenuron75800.0%—
Fipronil75800.0%—
Fipronil sulfone (MB46136)75800.0%—
Flazasulfuron75800.0%—
Flonicamid75800.0%—
Fluazifop butyl75800.0%—
Flubendiamide75800.0%—
Flucythrinate75800.0%—
Fludioxonil1,56000.0%—
Flufenacet2,08200.0%—
Flufenoxuron75800.0%—
Flufenpyr ethyl75800.0%—
Flumetsulam75800.0%—
Flumiclorac pentyl75800.0%—
Flumioxazin75800.0%—
Fluometuron75800.0%—
Fluopicolide75800.0%—
Fluopyram75830.4%—
Fluorodifen66100.0%—
Fluoxastrobin75800.0%—
Flupyradifurone75800.0%—
Fluquinconazole75800.0%—
Fluridone1,96540.2%—
Flusilazole75800.0%—
Fluthiacet methyl75800.0%—
Flutolanil75800.0%—
Flutriafol75800.0%—
Fluvalinate (as Tau-Fluvalinate)75800.0%—
Fluxapyroxad75800.0%—
Fonofos75800.0%—
Forchlorfenuron75800.0%—
Formetanate hydrochloride75800.0%—
Fosthiazate75800.0%—
Furalaxyl75800.0%—
Halosulfuron methyl75800.0%—
Heptachlor75800.0%—
Heptachlor epoxide2,08900.0%—
Heptenophos75800.0%—
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)75800.0%—
Hexaconazole2,08900.0%—
Hexazinone60000.0%—
Hexythiazox75800.0%—
Hydroprene75800.0%—
Imazalil2,05000.0%—
Imazosulfuron75800.0%—
Imidacloprid75840.5%—
Imiprothrin75800.0%—
Indaziflam75800.0%—
Indoxacarb75800.0%—
Ipconazole75800.0%—
Iprobenfos (IBP)75800.0%—
Iprodione75800.0%—
Iprovalicarb75800.0%—
Isocarbophos75800.0%—
Isofenphos75800.0%—
Isofenphos methyl75800.0%—
Isoprocarb75800.0%—
Isoprothiolane75800.0%—
Isoproturon75800.0%—
Isoxadifen ethyl75800.0%—
Kresoxim-methyl75800.0%—
Lactofen75800.0%—
Leptophos oxygen analog75800.0%—
Lindane (BHC gamma)2,08900.0%—
Linuron2,04900.0%—
Malathion2,08977337.0%Yearly results
Malathion oxygen analog2,08940.2%—
Mandipropamid75800.0%—
Mecarbam75800.0%—
Mefenpyr diethyl75800.0%—
Mepanipyrim75800.0%—
Mephosfolan75800.0%—
Metaflumizone75800.0%—
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam2,08900.0%—
Metconazole75800.0%—
Methacrifos75800.0%—
Methamidophos75800.0%—
Methidathion75800.0%—
Methiocarb75800.0%—
Methiocarb sulfone75800.0%—
Methiocarb sulfoxide75800.0%—
Methomyl75800.0%—
Methoprene1,16610.1%—
Methoxychlor p,p'2,089311.5%Yearly results
Methoxyfenozide75800.0%—
Metolachlor2,08900.0%—
Metolcarb75800.0%—
Metrafenone75800.0%—
Metribuzin2,08900.0%—
Metsulfuron methyl75800.0%—
Mevinphos Total75800.0%—
MGK-264758182.4%—
Molinate75800.0%—
Monocrotophos75800.0%—
Monolinuron75800.0%—
Myclobutanil2,07010.0%—
Napropamide69400.0%—
Nitrapyrin75800.0%—
Nitrofen75800.0%—
Norflurazon75800.0%—
Norflurazon desmethyl75800.0%—
Novaluron75800.0%—
Omethoate2,04900.0%—
Oxadiazon75800.0%—
Oxadixyl75800.0%—
Oxamyl75800.0%—
Oxamyl oxime75800.0%—
Oxychlordane75800.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl75800.0%—
Oxydemeton methyl sulfone75800.0%—
Oxyfluorfen75800.0%—
Paclobutrazol75800.0%—
Parathion ethyl2,07500.0%—
Parathion methyl75800.0%—
Parathion methyl oxygen analog75800.0%—
Parathion oxygen analog2,07500.0%—
Penconazole75800.0%—
Pencycuron75800.0%—
Pendimethalin75800.0%—
Penflufen75800.0%—
Penoxsulam75800.0%—
Pentachloroaniline (PCA)75800.0%—
Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)75850.7%—
Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide (PCPMS)75800.0%—
Penthiopyrad75800.0%—
Permethrin cis18910.5%—
Permethrin Total56900.0%—
Permethrin trans18910.5%—
Phenothrin72600.0%—
Phenthoate75800.0%—
Phorate1,90900.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog75800.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfone75800.0%—
Phorate oxygen analog sulfoxide75800.0%—
Phorate sulfone2,04600.0%—
Phorate sulfoxide75800.0%—
Phosalone75800.0%—
Phosmet75800.0%—
Phosmet oxygen analog75800.0%—
Phosphamidon75800.0%—
Phoxim75800.0%—
Picoxystrobin75800.0%—
Pinoxaden75800.0%—
Piperonyl butoxide2,08925812.4%Yearly results
Pirimicarb75800.0%—
Pirimicarb desmethyl75800.0%—
Pirimiphos ethyl75800.0%—
Pirimiphos methyl2,089241.1%Yearly results
Prallethrin75800.0%—
Pretilachlor75800.0%—
Primisulfuron methyl75800.0%—
Prochloraz75800.0%—
Procymidone75800.0%—
Profenofos75800.0%—
Profluralin75800.0%—
Profoxydim72700.0%—
Promecarb75800.0%—
Prometryn75800.0%—
Pronamide (Propyzamide)75800.0%—
Propachlor75800.0%—
Propamocarb75800.0%—
Propanil2,03700.0%—
Propaquizafop75800.0%—
Propargite75800.0%—
Propazine75800.0%—
Propetamphos75800.0%—
Propham75800.0%—
Propiconazole2,08900.0%—
Proquinazid75800.0%—
Prosulfuron75800.0%—
Prothiofos69500.0%—
Pymetrozine75800.0%—
Pyraclofos75800.0%—
Pyraclostrobin75800.0%—
Pyraflufen ethyl75800.0%—
Pyrazon75800.0%—
Pyrazophos75800.0%—
Pyridaben75800.0%—
Pyridalyl75800.0%—
Pyridaphenthion75800.0%—
Pyrimethanil75800.0%—
Pyriproxyfen75850.7%—
Pyroxasulfone75800.0%—
Quinalphos75800.0%—
Quinoxyfen75800.0%—
Quintozene (PCNB)75800.0%—
Quizalofop ethyl75800.0%—
Resmethrin75800.0%—
RH 9129 (fenbuconazole metab.)1,33100.0%—
RH 9130 (fenbuconazole metab.)1,25100.0%—
Rimsulfuron72700.0%—
Rotenone75800.0%—
Saflufenacil75800.0%—
Sedaxane75800.0%—
Sethoxydim72700.0%—
Simazine75800.0%—
Spinetoram75800.0%—
Spinosad75830.4%—
Spirodiclofen75800.0%—
Spiromesifen75800.0%—
Spiromesifen alcohol75800.0%—
Spirotetramat75800.0%—
Spiroxamine75800.0%—
Sulfallate75800.0%—
Sulfentrazone75800.0%—
Sulfometuron methyl75800.0%—
Sulfosulfuron75800.0%—
Sulfoxaflor75800.0%—
Sulprofos75800.0%—
TCMTB2,08900.0%—
Tebuconazole2,08900.0%—
Tebufenozide75800.0%—
Tebufenpyrad75800.0%—
Tebuthiuron75800.0%—
Tecnazene75800.0%—
Teflubenzuron75800.0%—
Tefluthrin75800.0%—
Tepraloxydim75800.0%—
Terbacil66400.0%—
Terbufos75800.0%—
Terbufos oxygen analog sulfone25300.0%—
Terbufos sulfone75800.0%—
Terbufos sulfoxide75800.0%—
Terbuthylazine75800.0%—
Terbutryn53500.0%—
Tetrachlorvinphos75800.0%—
Tetraconazole2,08900.0%—
Tetradifon75800.0%—
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)75800.0%—
Tetramethrin75800.0%—
Thiabendazole2,03830.1%—
Thiacloprid75800.0%—
Thiamethoxam2,02900.0%—
Thiazopyr75800.0%—
Thidiazuron75800.0%—
Thifensulfuron methyl75800.0%—
Thiobencarb75800.0%—
Thiodicarb75800.0%—
Thionazin75800.0%—
Tolclofos methyl75800.0%—
Tolfenpyrad75800.0%—
Tri Allate2,08800.0%—
Triadimefon2,08900.0%—
Triadimenol1,87600.0%—
Triasulfuron75800.0%—
Triazole acetic acid (TAA)60660299.3%—
Triazole alanine (TA)60660199.2%—
Triazophos75800.0%—
Tribenuron methyl72700.0%—
Trichlorfon75800.0%—
Trichloronate75800.0%—
Tricyclazole75800.0%—
Trifloxystrobin75800.0%—
Trifloxysulfuron75800.0%—
Triflumizole75800.0%—
Trifluralin2,089150.7%Yearly results
Triticonazole2,08900.0%—
Uniconazole75800.0%—
Vinclozolin75800.0%—
Zoxamide75800.0%—
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Source: USDA Pesticide Data Program. Included annual releases: 2003, 2004, 2018.

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