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• Pesticides were found on 91 percent of the cherries tested.

• There were 25 pesticides found on cherries:

Acephate, Azinphos methyl, Captan, Carbaryl, DCPA, Diazinon, Dicofol, Dimethoate, Endosulfans, Fenarimol, Fenbuconazole, Fenpropathrin, Fenvalerate, Iprodione, Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methiocarb, Myclobutanil, Permethrin Total, Phosmet, Piperonyl butoxide, Propargite, Propiconazole, Tebuconazole

• The three pesticides found most often on cherries were
  Azinphos methyl, Myclobutanil, and Carbaryl.

Cherries with the most pesticide residues
Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3
Azinphos methyl Endosulfans Iprodione Malathion Myclobutanil Propiconazole Tebuconazole	Azinphos methyl Carbaryl Endosulfans Fenarimol Myclobutanil Phosmet Tebuconazole	Azinphos methyl Carbaryl Dimethoate Endosulfans Myclobutanil Propiconazole Tebuconazole
-Animal Carcinogen -Causes Birth Defects in Animals -Damages Reproductive System -Interferes with Hormones -Damages Brain and Nervous System -Damages Immune System

Most Cherries are contaminated with more than one pesticide.

Number of pesticides per sample Percent of Samples 0 9% 1 16% 2 18% 3 26% 4 19% 5 9% 6 3% 7 1%

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