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The relatively small number of samples taken by FDA’s monitoring program means that few, if any, commodities meet the sample size criteria in a single year, and no commodities were selected in the statistically valid method described above. FDA’s ability to evaluate how effectively its monitoring program detects and intercepts violative foods is also limited by the fact that it does not gather incidence and level data in a statistically valid manner, but only through a targeted sampling approach.

However, mancozeb has established tolerances for over 75 commodities, and paraquat has established tolerances for over 110 commodities. AMS’s Pesticide Data Program did not test foods for mancozeb or paraquat from 1998 through 2012. Methyl bromide: FDA explained that it does not test for methyl bromide because it is a fumigant injected into the soil that dissipates or degrades before crops are planted and therefore, no residues would be expected in foods. However, methyl bromide also is used on crops in postharvest applications, and EPA has established tolerances for postharvest uses of the fumigant on about 90 commodities.

Table 4. Pesticides with Tolerances for Direct Use on Food Animals in the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) August 2011, Pesticide Testing Guidance Name of pesticide with established tolerance and registered for direct use on food animals Abamectin Amitraz Carbaryl Chlorpyrifos Coumaphos Cyfluthrin Cypermethrin Diazinon Dichlorvos Diflubenzuron Endosulfan Lambda-Cyhalothrin Malathion Permethrin Phosmet Piperonyl butoxide Pirimiphos-methyl Pyrethrins Included in FSIS’s2011 guidance for pesticide testing No No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No Sources: GAO analysis of EPA and FSIS documents.

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