USDA · Pesticide Data Program

Sweet Corn, Fresh

In 2024 the USDA Pesticide Data Program tested 607 samples of sweet corn, fresh for residues of hundreds of pesticides. Residues were found in 10% of samples; 0.8% had a residue above the EPA tolerance.

607samples tested

10%with at least one residue

0.8%above an EPA tolerance

15%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
Dicofol p,p'	14	2.3%	no tolerance	0
Methomyl	9	1.5%	2.00 ppm	0
Chlorpyrifos	8	1.3%	0.10 ppm	0
Carbaryl	5	0.8%	0.10 ppm	0
Piperonyl butoxide	5	0.8%	10.00 ppm	0
Flupyradifurone	4	0.7%	0.050 ppm	0
DDD p,p'	4	0.7%	0.10 ppm	0
Endosulfan I	4	0.7%	no tolerance	0
Methoxyfenozide	4	0.7%	0.050 ppm	0
Deltamethrin (includes parent Tralomethrin)	3	0.5%	0.050 ppm	2
Tebuconazole	3	0.5%	0.50 ppm	0
Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total	3	0.5%	0.10 ppm	1

14 samples (2.3%) 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 Cucumbers Fish, Salmon Lettuce, Head Lettuce, Leaf Onions Oranges Pineapple, Fresh Pineapple, Frozen Potatoes Pumpkin, Canned 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.