Testing explainer

Pesticides

A pesticide panel screens a sample against a fixed list of pesticide, fungicide and growth-regulator compounds, each with its own action limit. A result at or above the limit fails that analyte; a result below it is reported not detected or below the limit of quantitation. What follows is computed from the certificates indexed on this site.

6617

of the 7143 indexed batches carry an itemized pesticide panel

A further 493 print a pesticide pass or fail verdict without listing the individual analytes; they are left out of the panel sizes below.

476661

individual pesticide analyte results on record

818

distinct pesticide analytes have appeared in a screen

A finished, consumer-packaged batch is screened against a fixed state list. A wider distinct-name count across the whole index reflects a small number of intermediate, pre-packaging batches tested on an expanded screen, not a wider standard panel; see how to read a COA.

Panel size by market

How many pesticide analytes a finished, consumer-packaged batch is screened against, counted off the certificates that itemize the panel. Laboratories in the same state do not always print the same list, so each market shows its most common panel size and the range of laboratory standard panels.

California
66 pesticide analytes on every itemized finished-good certificate (1213), across 5 laboratories. See the California page.
New York
Most common panel: 70 pesticide analytes, on 4349 of 4791 itemized finished-good certificates. Laboratory standard panels run from 68 to 80 analytes: ACT Laboratories 70, Smithers CTS New York LLC 70, Phyto-Farma Labs 70, Kaycha Labs 70, Keystone State Testing of New York 70, Green Analytics NY, LLC 70, DRS Testing 80, Certified Testing and Data 79, Trichome Analytical 68, MCR Labs New York 70. 485 more finished-good certificates print a pesticide verdict without itemized analytes. See the New York page.
Federal hemp market
Most common panel: 66 pesticide analytes, on 150 of 365 itemized finished-good certificates. Hemp products have no single mandated pesticide panel; itemized certificates in this market print between 66 and 155 analytes, depending on the laboratory and the test the client ordered. 8 more finished-good certificates print a pesticide verdict without itemized analytes. See the federal hemp market page.

Zero-tolerance limits

A subset of pesticide analytes carry a zero-tolerance action limit rather than a numeric one, printed on the certificate as “Any amt”. See zero-tolerance limits for the full computed breakdown.

Result vocabulary

Every pesticide result is one of five outcomes: a detected numeric result, not detected, below the limit of quantitation, not reported, or not tested. See what these mean.