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Quaker Fruit & Oatmeal Frtflledbr Berry 10.4Z

Pepsico Inc. · Processed Cereal Products · barcode 00030000061701

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Partially hydrogenated oils, Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: No longer allowed by FDA; 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: No longer allowed by FDA; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of processed cereal products 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.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • 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 Partially hydrogenated oils, Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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.
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Sucralose.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Sucralose.

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

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Sucralose (E955)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source

Typical for processed cereal products

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 Cereal, corn flakes: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.47, highest 4.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cereal, granola: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cream of wheat (farina), enriched, cooked: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Oatmeal, plain, quick, cooked: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cereal, corn flakes: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 1.27, highest 1.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cereal, granola: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 16, highest 18 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cream of wheat (farina), enriched, cooked: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 4.73, highest 4.9 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Oatmeal, plain, quick, cooked: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 2.2, highest 2.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cereal, corn flakes: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cereal, granola: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cream of wheat (farina), enriched, cooked: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Oatmeal, plain, quick, cooked: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cereal, corn flakes: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cereal, granola: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 16.3, highest 19 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cream of wheat (farina), enriched, cooked: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.6, highest 4.8 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Oatmeal, plain, quick, cooked: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.7, highest 5.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Corn flakes cereal: found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.2, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cream of wheat (farina), enriched, cooked: found in 7 of 20 samples, average 0.55, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Oatmeal, plain, cooked: found in 15 of 20 samples, average 1.35, highest 4 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)

Crust: Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin (One of the B Vitamins), Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (One of the B Vitamins), Riboflavin (One of the B Vitamins), Folic Acid (One of the B Vitamins)), Oatmeal, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oils (Adds a Dietarily Insignificant Amount of Trans Fat) with TBHQ and Citric Acid to Preserve Freshness, Sugar, Dextrose, Tricalcium Phosphate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Artificial Flavor, Honey, Vitamin A Palmitate, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide (One of the B Vitamins), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (One of the B Vitamins), Riboflavin (One of the B Vitamins), Thiamin Mononitrate (One of the B Vitamins), Beta Carotene (for Color), Filling: Sorbitol (for Those Sensitive to Sorbitol, Limit Consumption to 1-2 Servings Per Day), Fructose, Water, Mixed Berry Puree Concentrate (Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, and Blackberry Puree Concentrates), Maltitol, Modified Food Starch, Glycerin, Dextrose, Apple Powder with Sodium Sulfite for Color Retention, Apples, Citric Acid, Pectin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Malic Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Alginate, Red 40, Sucralose, Blue 1, Sodium Benzoate (a Preservative), Topping: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Corn Cereal, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed and/or Soybean Oil (Adds a Dietarily Insignificant Amount of Trans Fat), Wheat Flour, Modified Cornstarch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Caramel Color, Yellow 5.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.

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