2019 · United States · USDA Pesticide Data Program · Calendar year

Pesticide residues found on garbanzo beans, dried

23.1% 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 residue23.1%Lower organic-buying priority

584 samples, standard-grown

No quantified residue76.9%Lower organic-buying priority

All reported results below quantification

Multiple residues4.3%Lower organic-buying priority

Two or more residues detected

Median residue count0Lower organic-buying priority

Highest observed count: 4

Above published limit0%Moderate organic-buying priority

Compared with the recorded EPA tolerance

Organic: any residue24.5%Lower organic-buying priority

102 samples, interpret cautiously

Residue detail

What was found on garbanzo beans, dried?

The most frequently detected residues across all 686 samples. This is the complete available table for this monitoring entry.

686samples 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.

Residue	Type	Samples	Median	Higher result	Typical published limit
Carbendazim (MBC)	Other / mixed	43 (6.3%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.006 mg/kg	0.2 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Piperonyl butoxide	Other / mixed	40 (5.8%)	0.003 mg/kg	0.026 mg/kg	10 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Fluxapyroxad	Fungicide	30 (4.4%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.004 mg/kg	0.4 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Azoxystrobin	Fungicide	13 (1.9%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.004 mg/kg	0.5 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Novaluron	Other / mixed	10 (1.5%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.3 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Pyraclostrobin	Fungicide	8 (1.2%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.5 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Flumioxazin	Other / mixed	7 (1%)	0.006 mg/kg	0.013 mg/kg	0.07 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Trifloxystrobin	Other / mixed	7 (1%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)	Other / mixed	5 (0.7%)	0.068 mg/kg	0.14 mg/kg	0.05 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Boscalid	Fungicide	5 (0.7%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.006 mg/kg	2.5 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Bifenthrin	Insecticide	4 (0.6%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.006 mg/kg	0.15 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Methoprene	Other / mixed	3 (0.4%)	0.025 mg/kg	0.057 mg/kg	0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Imidacloprid	Insecticide	3 (0.4%)	0.004 mg/kg	0.033 mg/kg	4 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Ametoctradin	Other / mixed	3 (0.4%)	0.006 mg/kg	0.007 mg/kg	0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Tebuconazole	Fungicide	3 (0.4%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.1 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Thiabendazole	Fungicide	2 (0.3%)	0.004 mg/kg	0.005 mg/kg	0.1 mg/kg
Reviewed evidence What regulators assessed: The long-term guidance value was based on body-weight suppression and nephrosis observed in an animal study at higher doses. Reference values Role Fungicide and veterinary anthelmintic Long-term reference (ADI) 0–0.1 mg/kg body weight per day Single-day reference (ARfD) 1 mg/kg body weight (general population); 0.3 mg/kg for women of child-bearing age Reviewed from WHO/FAO JMPR, 2019 ↗
Clethodim	Other / mixed	2 (0.3%)	0.004 mg/kg	0.004 mg/kg	3.5 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
MGK-264	Other / mixed	1 (0.1%)	0.007 mg/kg	0.007 mg/kg	5 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Dimethomorph	Other / mixed	1 (0.1%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.000 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam	Other / mixed	1 (0.1%)	0.002 mg/kg	0.002 mg/kg	0.2 mg/kg
Health summary pending No reviewed substance-specific summary is available, so no health effect is inferred. Search WHO/FAO JMPR ↗

“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 garbanzo beans, dried product sold in United States. This entry’s latest included calendar year release is from 2019.

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 garbanzo beans, dried results

Were pesticide residues detected on garbanzo beans, dried?

23.1% of 584 standard-grown samples in the 2019 USDA Pesticide Data Program dataset had at least one quantified residue.

Does that mean garbanzo beans, dried were unsafe?

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

Should I buy organic garbanzo beans, dried?

The monitored organic samples had a 24.5% detection rate, compared with 23.1% for standard-grown samples. This is a shopping-priority comparison, not a health-risk score.