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• Pesticides were found on 90 percent of the strawberries tested.

• There were 36 pesticides found on strawberries:

2 4-d, Acephate, Anilazine, Azinphos methyl, Benomyl, BHC, See 050, 903, 904, 905, Bifenthrin, Captan, Carbaryl, Chlordanes Total, Chlorothalonil, DCPA, DDT, Diazinon, Dichlorvos (DDVP), Dicofol, Dieldrin, Dimethoate, Diphenylamine (DPA), Endosulfans, Fenpropathrin, Fenvalerate, Folpet, Heptachlor, Iprodione, Malathion, Metalaxyl, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Methomyl, Myclobutanil, Oxamyl, Piperonyl butoxide, Propargite, Thiabendazole, Triadimefon

• The three pesticides found most often on strawberries were
  Captan, Iprodione, and Methomyl.

Strawberries with the most pesticide residues
Sample 1	Sample 2	Sample 3
Benomyl Captan Carbaryl Dichlorvos (DDVP) Iprodione Malathion Methomyl Myclobutanil	Benomyl Captan Fenpropathrin Iprodione Malathion Methomyl Myclobutanil Propargite	Bifenthrin Carbaryl Dicofol Iprodione Malathion Metalaxyl Methomyl Myclobutanil
-Animal Carcinogen -Causes Birth Defects in Animals -Damages Reproductive System -Interferes with Hormones -Damages Brain and Nervous System -Damages Immune System

Most Strawberries are contaminated with more than one pesticide.

Number of pesticides per sample Percent of Samples 0 10% 1 22% 2 31% 3 21% 4 10% 5 3% 6 2% 7 < 0.5% 8 < 0.5%

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