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- Pesticides were found on 68 percent of the sweet bell peppers tested.
- There were 39 pesticides found on sweet bell peppers:
Acephate, Azinphos methyl, Benomyl, Bifenthrin, Captan, Carbaryl, Carbofuran, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpropham, Cyfluthrin, DDT, Diazinon, Dichlorvos (DDVP), Dicloran, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Diphenylamine (DPA), Disulfoton, Endosulfans, Ethoprop, Fenvalerate, Folpet, Iprodione, Lambda cyhalothrin total, Lindane (BHC gamma), Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methomyl, Metribuzin, Mevinphos Total, Myclobutanil, O-Phenylphenol, Oxamyl, Oxydemeton methyl, Permethrin Total, Piperonyl butoxide, Pronamide, Thiabendazole
- The three pesticides found most often on sweet bell peppers were
Methamidophos, Acephate, and Endosulfans.
| Sweet Bell Peppers with the most pesticide residues |
| Sample 1 |
Sample 2 |
Sample 3 |
Acephate  
Dicofol  
Dimethoate 
Diphenylamine (DPA)
Fenvalerate
Metalaxyl
Methamidophos
Methomyl
Permethrin Total
|
Azinphos methyl
Carbaryl 
Endosulfans
Malathion
Methamidophos
Methomyl
Oxamyl
|
Acephate
Carbaryl
Dimethoate
Endosulfans
Methamidophos
O-Phenylphenol
Oxamyl
|
| -Animal Carcinogen -Causes Birth Defects in Animals -Damages Reproductive System -Interferes with Hormones -Damages Brain and Nervous System -Damages Immune System |
Most Sweet Bell Peppers are contaminated with more than one pesticide.
| Number of pesticides per sample |
Percent of Samples |
| 0 |
 32% |
| 1 |
20% |
| 2 |
22% |
| 3 |
12% |
| 4 |
8% |
| 5 |
4% |
| 6 |
1% |
| 7 |
1% |
| 9 |
< 0.5% |
|
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