Sauces/Spreads/Dips/Condiments · barcode 00028400074698
45.00Oz Tostitos Queso
Tostitos · Pepsico 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 sauces/spreads/dips/condiments 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.
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
Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 6 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E110, 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
DATEM (E472e)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E472e. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
Typical for sauces/spreads/dips/condiments
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Lead: typically 7.48 ppb (FDA, 36 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 270 g (9.5 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.1 kg (2.4 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):38% of a toddler's daily limit9% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 16.2 ppb (FDA, 36 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 940 g (33 oz) a day; an adult at about 4.4 kg (9.7 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):11% of a toddler's daily limit2% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 4.35 ppb (FDA, 36 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 1.51 ppb (FDA, 59 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 5.2 kg (11 lb) a day; an adult at about 24 kg (53 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):2% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 5.83, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Sauce, barbecue: found in 25 of 27, average 10.4, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Ketchup, tomato: found in 3 of 3, average 20.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 34.7, highest 38 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 3 of 3, average 19.7, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Sauce, barbecue: found in 27 of 27, average 12.8, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Sauce, barbecue: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Sauce, barbecue: found in 22 of 27, average 5.05, highest 9.6 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Tomato catsup: found in 3 of 20, average 0.22, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Tomato salsa, bottled: found in 19 of 20, average 4.93, highest 19 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Yellow mustard: found in 10 of 19, average 0.88, highest 2 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)
Water, Skim Milk, Monterey Jack Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Sunflower and/or Canola Oil), Modified Corn Starch, Diced Tomatoes in Tomato Juice, Jalapeno Peppers, Chile Peppers, Red Bell Peppers, Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), and 2% or Less of the Following: Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Natural Flavors (Including Natural Cheddar Flavor), Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Monosodium Glutamate, DATEM, Sodium Phosphate, Spice, and Artificial Color (Yellow 5, Yellow 6).
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.