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Prohibited Pesticides for 

NOP Residue Testing 

1-Naphthol

3-Hydroxycarbofuran

5-Hydroxythiabendazole

Acephate

Acetamiprid

Acetochlor

Aldicarb

Aldicarb sulfone

Aldicarb sulfoxide

Allethrin

Atrazine

Azinphos methyl

Azoxystrobin

Bendiocarb

BHC alpha

Bifenazate

Bifenthrin

Bitertanol

Boscalid

Bromacil

Buprofezin

Captan

Carbaryl

Carbendazim (MBC)

Carbofuran

Chlorantraniprole

Chlordane cis

Chlordane trans

Chlorfenapyr

Chlorothalonil

Chlorpropham

Chlorpyrifos

Chlorpyrifos methyl

Clofentezine

Clopyralid

Clothianidin

Coumaphos

Cyazofamid

Cycloate

Cyfluthrin

Cyhalothrin, Total (Cyhalothrin-L + 

R157836 epimer)

Cypermethrin

Cyprodinil

Cyromazine

DCPA

DDD o,p'

DDD p,p'

DDE o,p'

DDE p,p'

DDT o,p'

DDT p,p'

DEF (Tribufos)

Deltamethrin (includes parent 

Tralomethrin)

Diazinon

Diazinon oxygen analog

Dichlorvos (DDVP)

Dicloran

Dicofol o,p'

Dicofol p,p'

Dieldrin

Difenoconazole

Diflubenzuron

Dimethoate

Dimethomorph

Dinotefuran

Diphenamid

Diphenylamine (DPA)

Disulfoton

Disulfoton sulfone

Diuron

Endosulfan I

Endosulfan II

Endosulfan sulfate

Endrin

Esfenvalerate+Fenvalerate Total

Ethephon

Ethion

Ethoprop

Ethoxyquin
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Etoxazole

Famoxadone

Fenamidone

Fenamiphos

Fenamiphos sulfone

Fenamiphos sulfoxide

Fenarimol

Fenbuconazole

Fenhexamid

Fenpropathrin

Fenpyroximate

Fenthion

Fipronil

Flonicamid

Fludioxonil

Fluoxastrobin

Fluridone

Flutolanil

Fluvalinate

Folpet

Fonofos

Formetanate hydrochloride

Heptachlor epoxide

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)

Hexaconazole

Hexythiazox

Hydroprene

Imazalil

Imidacloprid

Indoxacarb

Iprodione

Iprodione metabolite isomer

Lindane (BHC gamma)

Linuron

Malathion

Malathion oxygen analog

Metalaxyl

Methamidophos

Methidathion

Methiocarb

Methomyl

Methoxychlor Total

Methoxyfenozide

Metolachlor

Metribuzin

Mevinphos Total

MGK-264

Myclobutanil

Naled

Napropamide

Nonachlor cis

Nonachlor trans

Norflurazon

Norflurazon desmethyl

Omethoate

O-Phenylphenol

Oxadixyl

Oxamyl

Oxamyl oxime

Oxydemeton methyl sulfone

Parathion methyl

Pendimethalin

Pentachloroaniline (PCA)

Pentachlorobenzene (PCB)

Pentachlorophenyl methyl sulfide

Permethrin Total

Phenmedipham

Phorate sulfone

Phorate sulfoxide

Phosalone

Phosmet

Piperonyl butoxide

Pirimicarb

Pirimiphos methyl

Prallethrin

Prochloraz

Procymidone

Prometryn

Pronamide

Propargite

Propiconazole

Pymetrozine

Pyraclostrobin

Pyridaben

Pyrimethanil

Pyriproxyfen

Quinoxyfen

Quintozene (PCNB)

Resmethrin

Simazine
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Spinetoram

Spiromesifen Total (parent + enol 

metabolite)

Sulfentrazone

Tebuconazole

Tebufenozide

Tetrachlorvinphos

Tetradifon

Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI)

Thiabendazole

Thiacloprid

Thiamethoxam

Thiobencarb

Thiodicarb

Triadimefon

Triadimenol

Trifloxystrobin

Triflumizole

Trifluralin

Vinclozolin

References

NOP Program Handbook: Guidance and Instructions for Accredited Certifying Agents 

and Certified Operations

NOP 2610: Sampling Procedures for Residue Testing. July 22, 2011.

NOP 2611: Laboratory Selection Criteria for Pesticide Residue Testing. July 22, 2011.