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Deli Salads · barcode 00007756112074

Macaroni Salad

Thumann's · Thumann Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of deli salads show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-03-19). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive, up to 1% of the food's weight. Source
  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) Source
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) Source

Typical for deli salads

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 Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cabbage, raw: found in 27 of 27, average 5.51, highest 14 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 27 of 27, average 24.8, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cabbage, raw: found in 2 of 27, average 0.38, highest 6.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 2 of 27, average 0.32, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Mayonnaise, regular, bottled: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, boiled (w/out peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.38, highest 2 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)

MACARONI MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGG YOLKS, EGGS, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, LEMON JUICE, AND SPICES), SUGAR, RED AND GREEN PEPPERS, CELERY, CARROTS, VINEGAR, SALT, ONIONS, SOUR CREAM (MILK, CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, CARRAGEENAN, GUAR GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM AND CULTURE), ONION POWDER, SOYBEAN OIL, MINCED ONIONS, SPICES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, LESS THAN 1/10TH 1% POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.

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