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Canel's Tutti-frutti, Violet, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Spearmint Chewing Gum, Tutti-frutti, Violet, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Spearmint

Chicles Canel's Sa De Cv · Chewing Gum & Mints · barcode 00018804511028

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Titanium dioxide, Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine) and Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; US (FDA) ban from 2027. 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 2023-07-13). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Titanium dioxide, Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 all of them.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).

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

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

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
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source

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)

SUGAR, GUM BASE, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, GLYCERIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CONFECTIONARY GLAZE (SHELLAC), SOYBEAN LECITHIN CARNAUBA WAX, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (INCLUDES FD&C. RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 3, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5 (TARTRAZINE)), BHT (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-07-13. Labels change; check the package.

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