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Pastry Shells & Fillings · barcode 00012900043193

Specialty Bakers, Red Velvet Dessert Shells

Specialty Bakers · Specialty Bakers, LLC

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of pastry shells & fillings show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-05-23). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, 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

Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) 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

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

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. 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: 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 pastry shells & fillings

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 Pie crust: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pie, apple, fresh/frozen: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pie, pumpkin, fresh/frozen: found in 3 of 3, average 5.33, highest 7.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pie crust: found in 3 of 3, average 8.63, highest 9.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pie, apple, fresh/frozen: found in 3 of 3, average 10.5, highest 12 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pie, pumpkin, fresh/frozen: found in 3 of 3, average 7.73, highest 8.8 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pie crust: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pie, apple, fresh/frozen: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pie, pumpkin, fresh/frozen: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pie crust: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pie, apple, fresh/frozen: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pie, pumpkin, fresh/frozen: found in 1 of 3, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Apple pie, fresh/frozen: found in 2 of 20, average 0.1, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pumpkin pie, fresh/frozen: found in 19 of 20, average 5.8, highest 15 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)

SUGAR, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT, THIAMINE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, FOLIC ACID), EGGS (YOLKS, WHOLE), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SOYBEAN OIL, COLOR {WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, GLYCERINE, SUGAR, FD&C RED 40, RED 3, YELLOW 5, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CARRAGEENAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM}, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SODIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SALT, SOY LECITHIN, VINEGAR, EMULSIFIERS (MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), CORN STARCH, ENZYMES.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-05-23. Labels change; check the package.

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