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Non Alcoholic Beverages - Not Ready to Drink · barcode 00000096033203

Cadbury Highlights Hot Chocolate-liquid

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients have a label or school-food rule in some states. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of non alcoholic beverages - not ready to drink show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2020-02-27). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Aspartame (E951)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E951. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Acesulfame potassium (E950)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E950. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
  • Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source

Typical for non alcoholic beverages - not ready to drink

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Coffee, from ground: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 5 of 20, average 0.33, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Tea, from tea bag: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)

"Typically" is FDA's middle sample. Daily amounts use the long-run average and each chemical's daily limit (EPA reference dose, or FDA's level for lead) for a 33-lb toddler and a 154-lb adult. ppb = micrograms per kilogram of food. Source: FDA Total Diet Study.

Not tested

No published results for this product cover: Metals, Perchlorate, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

Fat-reduced cocoa powder (38%), skimmed MILK powder, inulin, dried whey (from MILK), glucose syrup, palm oil, dark chocolate (6%) [sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier (SOYA lecithin)], thickener (carrageenan), flavourings, salt, MILK proteins, anti-caking agent (E551), sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame K), emulsifier (E471). Cocoa, Sugar: traded in compliance with Fairtrade Standards, total 45%. Visit www.info.fairtrade.net.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2020-02-27. Labels change; check the package.

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