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J HUNGERFORD SMITH Butterscotch Cone Coating, 3/#10 can

[[Conagra Brands, Inc]] · Desserts/Dessert Sauces/Toppings · barcode 00027000220214

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red) and Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), 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.
  • Additives4 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of desserts/dessert sauces/toppings show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2025-09-18). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to all of them.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

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.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source

Typical for desserts/dessert sauces/toppings

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 Gelatin dessert, strawberry: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pudding, ready-to-eat, chocolate: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.43, highest 4.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Syrup, chocolate-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 9.2, highest 12 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Gelatin dessert, strawberry: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pudding, ready-to-eat, chocolate: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 4.87, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Syrup, chocolate-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 13.3, highest 17 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Gelatin dessert, strawberry: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pudding, ready-to-eat, chocolate: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Syrup, chocolate-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Gelatin dessert, strawberry: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.37, highest 4.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pudding, ready-to-eat, chocolate: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.07, highest 3.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Syrup, chocolate-flavored: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 4.1, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Gelatin dessert, any flavor: found in 1 of 20 samples, average 0.15, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Syrup, chocolate: found in 4 of 19 samples, average 0.74, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"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)

Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Less than 2% of: Soy Lecithin, Salt, Dehydrated Butter, Yellow #5 Lake, Buttermilk Powder, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40 Lake, Blue 1 Lake, Butter Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Molasses, Caramel Color. CONTAINS: MILK SOY.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2025-09-18. Labels change; check the package.

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