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Mexican Dinner Mixes · barcode 00018894906513

Chicken Enchiladas With Spanish Rice, Chicken With Spanish Rice

Big Y · Big Y Foods, 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 mexican dinner mixes 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.

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

Typical for mexican dinner mixes

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 Beans, refried, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Tortilla, corn: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Tortilla, flour: found in 3 of 27, average 1, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beans, refried, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 1.87, highest 2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tortilla, corn: found in 24 of 27, average 1.53, highest 2.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tortilla, flour: found in 27 of 27, average 25.6, highest 31 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Beans, refried, canned: found in 1 of 3, average 0.8, highest 2.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Tortilla, corn: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Tortilla, flour: found in 1 of 27, average 0.13, highest 3.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beans, refried, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tortilla, corn: found in 9 of 27, average 1.81, highest 7.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tortilla, flour: found in 25 of 27, average 4.63, highest 8.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Refried beans, canned: found in 2 of 20, average 0.16, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Tortilla, flour: found in 17 of 20, average 7.22, highest 65 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)

ENRICHED LONG GRAIN RICE (MILLED LONG GRAIN RICE, IRON PHOSPHATE, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BLACK BEANS (BLACK BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS GLUCONATE), CHICKEN, TOMATO SAUCE FANCY (VINE -RIPENED FRESH TOMATOES, SALT, SPICE, DEHYDRATED BELL PEPPERS. ONIONS POWDER, GARLIC AND NATURAL FLAVOR), ONION, CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR]), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES) ANTICAKING BLEND (POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR])), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT ENZYMES, POTATO STARCH TO PREVENT CAKING, DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE [FIRMING AGENT], CITRIC ACID), CRUSHED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID), BLENDED OIL (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), CHICKEN BASE (COOKED CHICKEN MEAT, SALT, CHICKEN FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, EVAPORATED CANE JUICE, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED WHEY, NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC AND ANNATTO, CARROTS JUICE POWDER), CORN TORTILLAS WHOLE GRAIN CORN, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, ENZYMES, AND PROPIONIC ACID, BENZOIC ACID AND PHOSPHORIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), JALAPENO PEPPERS SLICED JALAPENOS, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT AND CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CELERY, RED PEPPERS, GREEN BELL PEPPER, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), GARLIC, CANOLA OIL, SALT, CHILI POWDER, FOOD STARCH -MODIFIED (CORN), GROUND TURMERIC, SAZON WITH AZAFRAN (MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CUMIN, YELLOW %, TRICALCIUMPHOSPHATE [ANTI-CAKING AGENT], ANNATO [COLOR], MEXICAN SAFFRON, TUMERIC [COLOR], RED 40), CHICKEN STOCK (WATER, CHICKEN BASE (COOKED CHICKEN MEAT, SEA SALT, SUGAR, POTATO FLOUR, CHICKEN FAT, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVOR [CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, FLAVORING], DRIED CARROT JUICE, SPICES, TURMERIC, EXTRACTIVES OF CELERY, GARLIC POWDER)), KOSHER SALT, PAPRIKA SMOKED, BASIL, PARSLEY, OREGANO, CUMIN, DRIED CORIANDER, ORANGE JUICE (FROM CONCENTRATE), PINEAPPLE JUICE (PINEAPPLE JUICE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), VITAMIN E, VITAMIN A), POTATO STARCH, CHILI PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER.

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

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