{"id":1146,"date":"2019-05-27T23:35:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T23:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/trends-in-neonicotinoid-pesticide-residues-in-food-and-water-in-the-united-states-1999-2015\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:12:42","slug":"trends-in-neonicotinoid-pesticide-residues-in-food-and-water-in-the-united-states-1999-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ampac1.com\/blog\/trends-in-neonicotinoid-pesticide-residues-in-food-and-water-in-the-united-states-1999-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Trends in neonicotinoid pesticide residues in food and water in the United States, 1999-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block-record-info\">\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelBy:<\/span>Craddock, HA (Craddock, Hillary A.)<sup><b>[\u00a0<1\u00a0]\u00a0<\/b><\/sup>; Huang, D (Huang, Dina)<sup><b>[\u00a0<2\u00a0]\u00a0<\/b><\/sup>; Turner, PC (Turner, Paul C.)<sup><b>[\u00a0<1\u00a0]\u00a0<\/b><\/sup>; Quiros-Alcala, L (Quiros-Alcala, Lesliam)<sup><b>[\u00a0<1\u00a0]\u00a0<\/b><\/sup>; Payne-Sturges, DC (Payne-Sturges, Devon C.)<sup><b>[\u00a0<1\u00a0]<\/b><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"show_resc_blurb_link\" class=\"FR_label\"><a class=\"snowplow-view-ResearcherID-and-ORCID\" title=\"View author identifiers such as ResearcherID or ORCID.View ResearcherID and ORCID<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block-record-info source\">\n<p class=\"sourceTitleENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH<\/p>\n<div class=\"block-record-info-source-values\">\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelVolume:<\/span>\u00a018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelArticle Number:<\/span>\u00a07<\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelDOI:<\/span>\u00a010.1186\/s12940-018-0441-7<\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelPublished:<\/span>\u00a0JAN 11 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_field\"><span class=\"FR_labelDocument Type:<\/span>Article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block-record-info\">\n<div class=\"Abstract<\/div>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldNeonicotinoids are a big deal. They're systemic insecticides, used everywhere on food crops. You'll find these pesticides in foods you wouldn't expect, and they stick around in the environment. We're all exposed to them, but we don't really know how common neonicotinoid residues are in the foods we buy and eat here in the US. <\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldSo, we collected residue data for seven neonicotinoid pesticides from 1999 to 2015. This came from the US Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Data Program (PDP). We looked at this data by year, across different foods like fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, grains, honey, baby food, and even water. Our goal was to get a clear picture of how often these contaminants show up and at what levels. <\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldWhat did we find? Generally, the highest detection rates for neonicotinoids on any commodity were under 20%. Over the whole study, from 1999-2015, the average detection rates for both domestic and imported foods were pretty similar, around 4.5%. Imidacloprid was the most common neonicotinoid overall, found in 12.0% of all samples, both domestic and imported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldBut some food and neonicotinoid combos showed much higher rates. For acetamiprid, we saw it in cherries (45.9%), apples (29.5%), pears (24.1%), and strawberries (21.3%). Imidacloprid was high in cauliflower (57.5%), celery (20.9%), cherries (26.3%), cilantro (30.6%), grapes (28.9%), collard greens (24.9%), kale (31.4%), lettuce (45.6%), potatoes (31.2%), and spinach (38.7%). Even organic foods had neonicotinoids, though less than 6%. Apples, celery, and cherries sometimes had two or more neonicotinoids in at least 5% of their samples. <\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldGood news, though: neonicotinoid residues on foods generally stayed below the US Environmental Protection Agency's safe limits. However, we did see more imidacloprid in both treated and untreated water samples from 2004 to 2011. <\/p>\n<p class=\"FR_fieldOur analysis of the PDP data tells us that low levels of neonicotinoids are definitely in the fruits and vegetables Americans eat every day. It also looks like acetamiprid, clothianidin, and thiamethoxam are being used more, perhaps replacing imidacloprid. Given these findings, we need to keep a closer eye on our food and water. We also need more studies to check people's bodies for these chemicals and figure out how much people, especially pregnant women and babies, are exposed to every day. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cel.webofknowledge.com\/InboundService.do?customersID=Alerting&amp;smartRedirect=yes&amp;mode=FullRecord&amp;IsProductCode=Yes&amp;product=CEL&amp;Init=Yes&amp;Func=Frame&amp;action=retrieve&amp;SrcApp=Alerting&amp;SrcAuth=Alerting&amp;SID=7A92Grs5VM1ygXVKMlj&amp;UT=WOS%3A000455530800002\" target=\"_blank\" &quot;noopener \/a rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/thefactsaboutwater.org\/trends-in-neonicotinoid-pesticide-residues-in-food-and-water-in-the-united-states-1999-2015\/\" &quot;Trends in neonicotinoid pesticide residues food and water the United \/a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefactsaboutwater.org\" &quot;Facts About \/a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Water Feed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background neonicotinoids are a class of systemic insecticides widely used on food crops globally. 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