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Mondelez International, Inc. · Chewing Gum & Mints · barcode 00012546004633

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Titanium dioxide, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of chewing gum & mints show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-03-16). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Titanium dioxide.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame.
  • 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. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Titanium dioxide.
  • 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. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame.
  • 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. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame.
  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source. Applies to Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • 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

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • 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

Acesulfame potassium (E950)

Only the shared rules above.

Aspartame (E951)

Only the shared rules above.

Typical for chewing gum & mints

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 Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Candy, hard: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 13, highest 15 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Candy, hard, any flavor: found in 1 of 19 samples, average 0.47, 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)

MALTITOL, GUM BASE, MALTITOL SYRUP, SORBITOL, GLYCERIN; LESS THAN 2% OF: ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASPARTAME, BLUE 1, CANDELILLA WAX, GELATIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, SOY LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR) AND XANTHAN GUM.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-03-16. Labels change; check the package.

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