Thiabendazole
- Detection Rate
- 30.8%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.154%
vegetable Data Profile#23 of 34 in vegetables
Mushrooms
Mushrooms has a pesticide load score of 37 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 100, based on 4,455 monitoring samples.
Pesticide Load37Moderate load (0=clean, 100=max)
Food Compass 2.0100exact nutritional match
Monitoring Samples4,4552011–2024 lab tests
Benchmark Coverage73.3%of detected residue load
Preparation & Safety
How to wash and prepare mushrooms
For mushrooms, pesticide penetration into the edible portion is relatively low. Wash thoroughly under cool running water for 30 seconds before peeling or slicing to prevent transferring surface contaminants onto clean kitchen tools.
Market Comparison
How mushrooms varies by market
| Market | Load Score | Samples Tested | Detection Rate | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | 34 | 2,878 | 60% | ✓ Solid (2878) |
| UK | 8 | 129 | 46.5% | ✓ Solid (129) |
| DE | 4 | 896 | 46% | ✓ Solid (896) |
| FR | 25 | 92 | 45.7% | ✓ Solid (92) |
| IT | 16 | 207 | 32.9% | ✓ Solid (207) |
| ES | 26 | 64 | 29.7% | ✓ Solid (64) |
| PT | 28 | 20 | 80% | ⚠️ Sparse (20) |
| CA | 48 | 169 | 27.8% | ✓ Solid (169) |
⚠️ Data Note: Markets marked with Sparse have under 30 official laboratory samples in the public record. A 0% detection in sparse tests does not guarantee absolute absence of residue in that region.
Chemical Residue Breakdown
Primary chemicals detected on mushrooms
Thiabendazole
- Detection Rate
- 0.6%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0049%
Piperonyl butoxide
- Detection Rate
- 2.9%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.0031%
Metrafenone
- Detection Rate
- 2.6%
- Benchmark Usage
- 0.002%
Public Evidence Trail
Official monitoring sources for mushrooms
CanadaCFIA National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program
169 samples · 2019–2022 ↗FranceEFSA chemical monitoring — France
92 samples · 2024–2024 ↗GermanyEFSA chemical monitoring — Germany
896 samples · 2021–2024 ↗ItalyEFSA chemical monitoring — Italy
207 samples · 2020–2024 ↗PortugalEFSA chemical monitoring — Portugal
20 samples · 2021–2024 ↗SpainEFSA chemical monitoring — Spain
64 samples · 2024–2024 ↗United KingdomUK Pesticide Residues in Food programme
129 samples · 2021–2021 ↗United StatesUSDA Pesticide Data Program
2,878 samples · 2011–2023 ↗TaiwanTaiwan FDA fruit and vegetable monitoring
243 samples · 2021–2026 ↗Explore Peer Produce
