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Canned Vegetables · barcode 00009300002967

Mild Okra, Mild

Mt. Olive · Mount Olive Pickle Company 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 canned vegetables show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source
  • California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
  • West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) 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
  • 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 canned vegetables

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Corn, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Green beans, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mushrooms, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Corn, canned, drained solids: found in 2 of 3, average 1.1, highest 2.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Green beans, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mushrooms, canned, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 1.8, highest 1.8 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Corn, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Green beans, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mushrooms, canned, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 1.4, highest 1.4 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Corn, canned, drained solids: found in 2 of 3, average 2.87, highest 5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Green beans, canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mushrooms, canned, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 6.7, highest 6.7 ppb (2020)
  • Perchlorate in Corn, canned: found in 2 of 20, average 0.2, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Green beans, canned: found in 18 of 20, average 3.09, highest 9 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)

OKRA, WATER. VINEGAR. SALT. CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING AGENT), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE). NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, POLYSORBATE 80, AND YELLOW 5.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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