Pesticide residues in plant foods
Residues measured in foods by the USDA Pesticide Data Program.
57 foods tested, 16,652 food and pesticide results.
| Food | Group | Pesticides tested | Found at least once | Samples | Most often found |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuts & Seeds | 198 | 5 | 177 | Methoxyfenozide (87%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 168 | 20 | 724 | Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) (28.9%) | |
| Fruits | 238 | 44 | 354 | Pyrimethanil (62.1%) | |
| Vegetables | 201 | 13 | 298 | Chlorpyrifos (1.7%) | |
| Fruits | 545 | 6 | 173 | Azoxystrobin (11.6%) | |
| Baby Food | 238 | 18 | 710 | Cyprodinil (14.1%) | |
| Baby Food | 226 | 6 | 711 | Fluopyram (22.5%) | |
| Baby Food | 494 | 7 | 706 | Bifenthrin (40.1%) | |
| Baby Food | 551 | 34 | 682 | Propiconazole (37.4%) | |
| Baby Food | 230 | 39 | 709 | Methoxyfenozide (50.1%) | |
| Baby Food | 521 | 4 | 699 | Bifenthrin (14.3%) | |
| Baby Food | 206 | 3 | 712 | Azoxystrobin (9.3%) | |
| Vegetables | 110 | 15 | 703 | Azoxystrobin (52.3%) | |
| Fruits | 204 | 53 | 338 | Cypermethrin (49.4%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 204 | 61 | 1,342 | Boscalid (41.3%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 201 | 31 | 72 | Boscalid (51.4%) | |
| Fruits | 206 | 85 | 1,383 | DCPA (29.7%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 210 | 27 | 708 | DDE p,p' (37.9%) | |
| Nuts & Seeds | 204 | 33 | 1,022 | Dinotefuran (32.2%) | |
| Vegetables | 326 | 35 | 1,384 | Linuron (31.6%) | |
| Vegetables | 238 | 70 | 1,409 | Permethrin Total (44%) | |
| Vegetables | 200 | 75 | 701 | DCPA (33.4%) | |
| Grains | 123 | 6 | 727 | Glyphosate (30.1%) | |
| Vegetables | 227 | 25 | 300 | Imidacloprid (7%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 349 | 80 | 1,364 | Thiamethoxam (25.4%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 177 | 17 | 700 | Methoxyfenozide (68.4%) | |
| Fruits | 203 | 82 | 1,415 | Fluopyram (48.2%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 523 | 100 | 1,407 | Carbendazim (MBC) (35%) | |
| Herbs & Tea | 181 | 91 | 651 | Azoxystrobin (20.1%) | |
| Fruits | 298 | 6 | 177 | Cyprodinil (12.4%) | |
| Fruits | 331 | 83 | 595 | DCPA (38.5%) | |
| Vegetables | 227 | 16 | 1,416 | Thiabendazole (44%) | |
| Grains | 464 | 9 | 695 | Piperonyl butoxide (2%) | |
| Vegetables | 223 | 11 | 177 | Imidacloprid (5.1%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 511 | 19 | 499 | Thiabendazole (26.7%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 238 | 59 | 937 | Fludioxonil (87.5%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 238 | 22 | 412 | Fludioxonil (20.1%) | |
| Nuts & Seeds | 514 | 13 | 705 | Piperonyl butoxide (28.6%) | |
| Fruits | 204 | 65 | 1,415 | Pyrimethanil (63.7%) | |
| Nuts & Seeds | 229 | 6 | 126 | Pyraclostrobin (16.7%) | |
| Fruits | 204 | 42 | 1,175 | Fludioxonil (86.1%) | |
| Vegetables | 331 | 30 | 1,238 | Chlorpropham (89.2%) | |
| Vegetables | 236 | 35 | 689 | DCPA (21.2%) | |
| Grains | 462 | 46 | 565 | Propiconazole (37.7%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 163 | 3 | 608 | Glyphosate (91.8%) | |
| Vegetables | 480 | 29 | 375 | Cypermethrin (91.4%) | |
| Fruits | 228 | 5 | 379 | Azoxystrobin (11.3%) | |
| Fruits | 206 | 68 | 564 | Carbendazim (MBC) (51.2%) | |
| Nuts & Seeds | 548 | 97 | 1,404 | Imidacloprid desnitro (38.9%) | |
| Fruits | 238 | 75 | 1,003 | Azoxystrobin (25.6%) | |
| Vegetables | 257 | 3 | 151 | Methomyl (7.3%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 250 | 33 | 1,218 | Imazalil (94%) | |
| Vegetables | 513 | 55 | 175 | Azoxystrobin (22.3%) | |
| Other Plant Foods | 537 | 34 | 506 | Azoxystrobin (72.5%) | |
| Vegetables | 370 | 99 | 1,417 | Fluopyram (28.4%) | |
| Fruits | 236 | 41 | 1,409 | Cyprodinil (10.6%) | |
| Vegetables | 214 | 24 | 686 | Carbendazim (MBC) (6.3%) |
Good to know
Average levels include samples where nothing was detected. A residue below the legal tolerance set by the US EPA is allowed on food; washing and peeling lower some residues.