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2018 · United States · USDA Pesticide Data Program · Calendar year

Pesticide residues found on cranberries, canned

3.7% of standard-grown samples had at least one detected residue. Standard-grown means samples not identified as organic (called conventional in the source data). Detection does not, by itself, mean the food was unsafe.

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Any residue3.7%Lower organic-buying priority

349 samples, standard-grown

No quantified residue96.3%Lower organic-buying priority

All reported results below quantification

Multiple residues0.3%Lower organic-buying priority

Two or more residues detected

Median residue count0Lower organic-buying priority

Highest observed count: 3

Above published limit0%Moderate organic-buying priority

Compared with the recorded EPA tolerance

Organic: any residue10%Lower organic-buying priority

30 samples, interpret cautiously

Residue detail

What was found on cranberries, canned?

The most frequently detected residues across all 379 samples. This is the complete available table for this monitoring entry.

379samples checked

Detection does not establish harm. Health risk depends on both toxicity and the amount a person is exposed to.

What do these types mean?
  • FungicideControls fungal diseases such as moulds and mildews.
  • InsecticideControls insects that damage crops or stored food.
  • HerbicideControls weeds competing with a crop.
  • Growth regulatorChanges plant growth, development or ripening.
  • Other / mixedCovers multiple substances or a role that cannot be reliably assigned from the published name.

These labels describe agricultural function, not a toxicity ranking.

ResidueTypeSamplesMedianHigher resultTypical published limit
1-NaphtholOther / mixed9 (2.4%)0.012 mg/kg0.016 mg/kg3 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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PyriproxyfenOther / mixed3 (0.8%)0.002 mg/kg0.017 mg/kg1 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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FenbuconazoleOther / mixed3 (0.8%)0.001 mg/kg0.001 mg/kg0.5 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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FlutriafolOther / mixed2 (0.5%)0.014 mg/kg0.026 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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AzoxystrobinFungicide2 (0.5%)0.007 mg/kg0.013 mg/kg5 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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DimethomorphOther / mixed2 (0.5%)0.137 mg/kg0.252 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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LinuronOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.018 mg/kg0.018 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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PrallethrinOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.117 mg/kg0.117 mg/kg1 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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ImiprothrinOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.083 mg/kg0.083 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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TriticonazoleOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.029 mg/kg0.029 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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IpconazoleOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.055 mg/kg0.055 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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Terbufos sulfoxideOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.002 mg/kg0.002 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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DifenoconazoleFungicide1 (0.3%)0.012 mg/kg0.012 mg/kg0.6 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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DiflubenzuronOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.02 mg/kg0.02 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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Bensulide oxygen analogOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.003 mg/kg0.003 mg/kg0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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TebufenozideOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.015 mg/kg0.015 mg/kg1 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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NovaluronOther / mixed1 (0.3%)0.064 mg/kg0.064 mg/kg7 mg/kg
Health summary pending

No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred.

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“Higher result” is an approximate 95th-percentile observed concentration, not a safety threshold. Amounts of different pesticides should not be added together or compared directly. Functional types describe their usual agricultural role; they are not hazard or toxicity rankings.

ADI and ARfD are intake reference values, not limits for one food sample. A personal assessment would also require consumption, body-weight and wider exposure data. Source programmes report legal Maximum Residue Level results separately.

What this tells you

A monitoring result, not a verdict.

USDA PDP selects rotating commodities, with emphasis on foods important to consumer diets, including foods eaten by infants and children. It is not a test of every cranberries, canned product sold in United States. This entry’s latest included calendar year release is from 2018.

Published MRLs or tolerances are regulatory limits associated with pesticide use. Consumer-risk assessment is a separate process.

Broader sample coverage. At least 50 samples: broader monitoring coverage, but still targeted rather than random.

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Common questions

How to read these cranberries, canned results

Were pesticide residues detected on cranberries, canned?

3.7% of 349 standard-grown samples in the 2018 USDA Pesticide Data Program dataset had at least one quantified residue.

Does that mean cranberries, canned were unsafe?

No. A laboratory detection is not, by itself, a consumer-risk finding. Regulators assess dietary risk separately.

Should I buy organic cranberries, canned?

The monitored organic samples had a 10% detection rate, compared with 3.7% for standard-grown samples. This is a shopping-priority comparison, not a health-risk score.