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Frozen Dinners & Entrees · barcode 00021130104147

Triple Cheese Enchilada

Signature Select · Safeway, Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen dinners & entrees show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-12-22). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

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

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

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 frozen dinners & entrees

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 Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 1 of 3, average 2.2, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 3 of 3, average 6.63, highest 7.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 6.33, highest 7.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 3.87, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 14 of 20, average 1.97, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chili con carne w/ beans, canned: found in 18 of 20, average 2.39, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 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)

RICE MIX (COOKED WHITE RICE, BLACK BEANS [WATER, BLACK BEANS, SALT], CORN, ONION, SOYBEAN OIL, TOMATOES IN PUREE [TOMATOES, TOMATO PUREE, CITRIC ACID], WATER, TOMATO PASTE, TOMATO PUREE [TOMATOES, SALT], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], GARLIC [GARLIC, CITRIC ACID], SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM), CHEESE ENCHILADA (CHEESE MIX [CHEDDAR CHEESE {PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR}, CORN, WATER, MILK {WITH VITAMIN D3}, GREEN CHILES {GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, SALT}, GREEN ONIONS, ONION, BREAD CRUMBS {BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEXTROSE, SALT, YEAST}, SWISS CHEESE {PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, SALT}, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR {CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, FD&C YELLOW #5 AND #6}, BUTTER {CREAM, SALT}, SOYBEAN OIL, CREAM {CREAM, CARRAGEENAN}, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SOY LECITHIN, CAYENNE PEPPER, COLOR {WATER, FD&C YELLOW #5 AND #6, CITRIC ACID, FD&C RED #40, SODIUM BENZOATE}], CORN TORTILLA [CORN, WATER, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, TRACE OF LIME]), SUIZA SAUCE (WATER, ONION, CREAM [CREAM, CARRAGEENAN], CHABLIS COOKING WINE [CONTAINS SULFITES], GREEN CHILES [GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, WATER, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, SALT], SWISS CHEESE [PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, SALT], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, VEGETABLE BASE [CARROTS, CELERY, ONION, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, CORN OIL, SALT, CORN STARCH, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORING], GARLIC [GARLIC, CITRIC ACID], DEHYDRATED SOY SAUCE [SOY SAUCE [WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT}, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT], SOYBEAN OIL, CILANTRO CONCENTRATE [CILANTRO, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORING, CANOLA OIL, CORNSTARCH]), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-12-22. Labels change; check the package.

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