Kid Cuisine Level Up Mac & Cheese Bites, Frozen Meal, 9.7 oz.
Conagra Brands, Inc · Prepared/Preserved Foods Variety Packs · barcode 00031000132477
What stands out
- From the label
The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), which has stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028. Details
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives1 ingredient has stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028. Which
- TypicalFDA has no comparable food in its tests.
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2026-02-19). 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 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.
Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 1 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
- 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
Bleached flour
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. Source
Typical for prepared/preserved foods variety packs
FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.
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)
Macaroni and Cheese Bite (Water, Enriched Macaroni [Water, Enriched Durum Semolina {Durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid}], Bleached Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese [Cheddar Cheese {Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Salt, Artificial Color], Whey, Corn Starch, Contains Less Than 2% of: Annatto Extract [Color], Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Butter [Cream, Salt], Buttermilk, Cellulose Gum, Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Dextrose, Eggs, Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Modified Corn Starch, Garlic Powder, Guar Gum, Leavening [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate], Maltodextrin, Methylcellulose, Natural Flavors, Nonfat Milk, Paprika Extract [Color], Salt, Silicon Dioxide [To Prevent Caking], Sodium Alginate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Soy Flour, Spices, Wheat Flour, White Pepper, Yeast, Yellow Corn Flour), Cheese Sauce (Water, Cheddar Club Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto {Color}], Modified Whey, Soybean Oil, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cheese Flavor [Whey, Cheddar Cheese {Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}, Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Blue Cheese {Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes}, Sodium Phosphate, Less Than 2%: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid], Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Guar Gum, Sunflower Oil, Beta Carotene [Color]), French Fries (Potatoes, Canola Oil, Salt, Disodium Dihydrogen Phosphate [To Promote Color Retention], Coloring [Caramel Color, Annatto Extract, Turmeric], Dextrose), Cookies (Enriched Flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Artificial Color [water, propylene glycol, FD&C blue 1], Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin.) CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2026-02-19. Labels change; check the package.