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5 Tropical Punch Sugarfree Gum, Tropical Punch

Mars, Inc. · Chewing Gum & Mints · barcode 00022000285515

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) and Red No. 40 (Allura Red), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. 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 2023-05-25). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Aspartame, Acesulfame potassium, Sucralose, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • 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 Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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 Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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 Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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 Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Aspartame, Acesulfame potassium, Sucralose, BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Aspartame (E951)

Only the shared rules above.

Acesulfame potassium (E950)

Only the shared rules above.

Sucralose (E955)

Only the shared rules above.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

Only the shared rules above.

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)

SORBITOL, GUM BASE, GLYCEROL; LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, HYDROGENATED STARCH HYDROLYSATE, CHOLINE CHLORIDE, L-THEANINE, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, GREEN TEA EXTRACT, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MANNITOL, ASPARTAME, COLORS (BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE), ACESULFAME K, NIACINAMIDE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SUCRALOSE, SODIUM CITRATE, VITAMIN B5 (PANTOTHENIC ACID), VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), BHT (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-05-25. Labels change; check the package.

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