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Frozen Vegetables · barcode 00020000175171

Broccoli & Cheese Sauce

Green Giant · General Mills, 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 frozen vegetables 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.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
  • 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 frozen vegetables

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 27 of 27, average 16.5, highest 84 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 26 of 27, average 2.49, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 2 of 3, average 1.57, highest 3.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 14 of 20, average 10.7, highest 102 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Corn, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 20, average 0.25, highest 3 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)

BROCCOLI IN A SAUCE CONTAINING WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHICORY ROOT EXTRACT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BAKER'S CHEESE (SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURES, BHA [PRESERVATIVE]), SALT, BUTTER, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, ONION POWDER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, XANTHAN GUM, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GARLIC POWDER, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, BUTTERMILK, PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO EXTRACT COLORS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.

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

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