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Frozen Breakfast Sandwiches, Biscuits & Meals · barcode 00028989534446

Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuits Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits Filled With Egg, Cheese, & Veggie Bacon Crumbles, Bacon, Egg & Cheese

Morningstar Farms · Worthington Foods Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen breakfast sandwiches, biscuits & meals show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-05-23). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

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

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) 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

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

Typical for frozen breakfast sandwiches, biscuits & meals

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 Biscuits, fast-food: found in 2 of 27, average 0.42, highest 6.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 3 of 27, average 0.79, highest 9.7 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Pancakes, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Biscuits, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 19.4, highest 26 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 27 of 27, average 28.6, highest 39 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pancakes, frozen, heated: found in 3 of 3, average 13.3, highest 16 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Biscuits, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.04, highest 1.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 1 of 27, average 0.04, highest 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Pancakes, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Biscuits, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 6.9, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Eggs, hard-boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pancakes, frozen, heated: found in 1 of 3, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Eggs, boiled: found in 13 of 20, average 1.09, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 15 of 20, average 5.36, highest 34.6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pancakes, frozen, heated: found in 16 of 20, average 2.81, highest 6 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)

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), WATER, SCRAMBLED EGGS (EGG WHITES, WHOLE EGGS, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CARRAGEENAN, BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT, SALT, CITRIC ACID, ANNATTO [COLOR], BETA CAROTENE (COLOR]), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR CHEESE PRODUCT (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SKIM MILK, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR], ENZYMES, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CELLULOSE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], NATAMYCIN (PRESERVATIVE]), VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, SOYBEAN, AND SUNFLOWER OILS), SUGAR, VEGGIE BACON CRUMBLES (TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, RED #40], SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, HYDROLYZED CORN, SOY, AND WHEAT PROTEIN. AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT. PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS+, THIAMIN HYDROCHLORIDE, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, CORN SYRUP, MAPLE SYRUP), CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BUTTERMILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS. BUTTER. SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICE. MOLASSES, NONFAT MILK, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), ONION POWDER, METHYLCELLULOSE, YELLOW #6. +LESS THAN 0.5G TRANS FAT PER SERVING.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-05-23. Labels change; check the package.

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