USDA · Pesticide Data Program

Cucumbers

In 2024 the USDA Pesticide Data Program tested 708 samples of cucumbers for residues of hundreds of pesticides. Residues were found in 85% of samples; 1.3% had a residue above the EPA tolerance.

708samples tested

85%with at least one residue

1.3%above an EPA tolerance

78%imported samples

Most frequently found

Share of samples in which each compound was detected, and the EPA tolerance for this food

Compound	Samples	Share	EPA tolerance	Above tolerance
Fluopyram	303	43%	0.60 ppm	0
Metalaxyl/Mefenoxam	164	23%	1.00 ppm	0
Azoxystrobin	131	19%	0.30 ppm	0
Thiamethoxam	130	18%	0.20 ppm	1
Fluopicolide	125	18%	0.50 ppm	0
Boscalid	112	16%	3.00 ppm	0
Acetamiprid	110	16%	0.50 ppm	0
Flonicamid	89	13%	1.50 ppm	0
Bifenthrin	87	12%	0.40 ppm	0
Dinotefuran	78	11%	0.50 ppm	0
Dimethomorph	73	10%	0.50 ppm	0
Imidacloprid	72	10%	0.50 ppm	0

30 samples (4.2%) had a residue of a compound with no EPA tolerance for this food; PDP reports these to the FDA.

Other foods tested

Almonds Apples Avocado Blackberries, Fresh Cherry Tomatoes Fish, Salmon Lettuce, Head Lettuce, Leaf Onions Oranges Pineapple, Fresh Pineapple, Frozen Potatoes Pumpkin, Canned Sweet Corn, Fresh Sweet Corn, Frozen Tomatillos

An EPA tolerance is the maximum residue level legally allowed on a food in the United States. A residue found is not, by itself, a safety finding; this page reports the measurements only.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Pesticide Data Program, 2024 database (ams.usda.gov), public domain · shares calculated by Shelfpedia.