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Mondelez International, Inc. · Chewing Gum & Mints · barcode 00012546005456

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Titanium dioxide, which has stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient has stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022. 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 2021-03-19). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • 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 Titanium dioxide, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), Sucralose.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), Sucralose.
  • 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 Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), Sucralose.
  • 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 Acesulfame potassium, Aspartame, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), Sucralose.

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

Acesulfame potassium (E950)

Only the shared rules above.

Aspartame (E951)

Only the shared rules above.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

Only the shared rules above.

Sucralose (E955)

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)

SORBITOL, GUM BASE, MALTITOL, MANNITOL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, GLYCERIN, LESS THAN 2%: ACACIA, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, ASPARTAME, BHT (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CANDELILA WAX, SOY LECITHIN, SUCRALOSE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR).

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

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