Meat/Poultry/Other Animals Prepared/Processed · barcode 00031000184636

BANQUET Original Patties

Banquet · Conagra Brands Inc

Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
TypicalFDA's tests of meat/poultry/other animals prepared/processed show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-04-27). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
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

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E321. For limited uses. (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
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 meat/poultry/other animals prepared/processed

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

Cadmium: typically 1.56 ppb (FDA, 55 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 10 kg (22 lb) a day; an adult at about 47 kg (100 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
Perchlorate: typically 10.8 ppb (FDA, 80 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 290 g (10 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
35% of a toddler's daily limit
7% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total): usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 7 of 22, average 1.67, highest 7.1 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Luncheon meat, bologna: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Luncheon meat, ham: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 6 of 27, average 1, highest 4.9 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 20 of 22, average 2.85, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Luncheon meat, bologna: found in 3 of 3, average 2.4, highest 4.4 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Luncheon meat, ham: found in 3 of 3, average 3.2, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 2 of 27, average 0.09, highest 1.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 0 of 22, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Luncheon meat, bologna: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Luncheon meat, ham: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 2 of 22, average 0.33, highest 4.2 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Luncheon meat, bologna: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Luncheon meat, ham: found in 3 of 3, average 4.03, highest 5.5 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
Perchlorate in Bologna (beef/pork): found in 15 of 20, average 112, highest 1,557 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Frankfurter (beef/pork), boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 11, highest 36 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Luncheon meat (ham): found in 18 of 20, average 20.6, highest 56.4 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Pork sausage (link/patty), oven-cooked: found in 7 of 20, average 3.15, highest 41 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)

PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, FLAVORINGS, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, CITRIC ACID, BHA, BHT. CONTAINS: SOY.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-04-27. Labels change; check the package.

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