Table 6. Characterization of Residues from the Analysis of the Priority Pesticide Commodity Samples Relative to Pesticide Tolerances
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| Commodity | Number of Samples | Number of Pesticides Analyzed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Residues Detected | Residues as a Percentage of Tolerance | Illegal Residues Detected | ||||
| 0-9.9% | 10-49.9% | 50-100% | |||||
| TOTALS | 1695 | 1695 | 320 | 177 | 137 | 6 | 0 |
| ALMOND | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| APRICOT | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BROCCOLI | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CANTALOUPE | 115 | 115 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| CELERY (LEAFY VEGETABLE) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHERRY | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CORN, SWEET (FRESH MKT. AND GRAIN CROP) | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CUCURBITS (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRAPES (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| HONEYDEW AND/OR HONEY BALL MELONS | 223 | 223 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| LEMON | 80 | 80 | 60 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| MELONS (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 73 | 73 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NECTARINE | 195 | 195 | 57 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| ORANGE (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 417 | 417 | 92 | 31 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| ORANGE, SWEET | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PEAR | 35 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PLUM (INCLUDES WILD PLUMS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION) | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POTATO (WHITE, IRISH, RED, RUSSET) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRUNE | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SQUASH (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STRAWBERRY (ALL OR UNSPEC) | 99 | 99 | 40 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| TANGELO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TANGERINE (MANDARIN, SATSUMA, MURCOTT, ETC.) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WATERMELONS | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |