Sanders Sea Salt Caramels Dark Chocolate, Sea Salt Caramels
Morley Candy Makers Inc. · Chocolate · barcode 00035900301674
What stands out
- Recall
FDA recall naming this barcode (Class II, 2023-01-18): Foreign material in product. Pieces of cleaning brush bristles found in the product. Details
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- Recalls1 FDA recall names this barcode. Details
- AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
- TypicalFDA's tests of chocolate show what's typical. See levels
- Others3 other chocolate products have lab results. Compare them
FDA recalls
- 2023-01-18 · Class II · Terminated Foreign material in product. Pieces of cleaning brush bristles found in the productSanders Candy LLC dba Second Nature Brands: Sanders Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels: UPC 0-35900-26442-9 36OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-27488-6 28OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-26442-9 2/36OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-30167-4 7OZ Pouch UPC 0-35900-30852-9 7OZ Gift Box UPC 0-35900-30987-8 18OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-30988-5 9OZ Pouch UPC 0-35900-30969-4 18OZ Tub UPC 0-35900-31045-4 14oz Gift Box FDA record F-0248-2023
Typical for chocolate
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 4.05 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 550 g (19 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.2 kg (4.9 lb).One serving (2 pieces, 28 g, from the label):5% of a toddler's daily limit1% of an adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 18 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 840 g (30 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.9 kg (8.6 lb).One serving (2 pieces, 28 g, from the label):3% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 3.1 ppb (FDA, 6 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 5.98 ppb (FDA, 40 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.8 kg (4 lb) a day; an adult at about 8.6 kg (19 lb).One serving (2 pieces, 28 g, from the label):2% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of an adult's daily limit
- Mercury: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 7.93, highest 8.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 3 of 3, average 15.7, highest 17 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 20, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 1 of 3, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, with nuts: found in 2 of 3, average 3.63, highest 7.8 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 2 of 3, average 2.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Candy bar, chocolate, nougat, and nuts: found in 15 of 20, average 2.52, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 19 of 20, average 8.92, highest 15 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)
SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR-PROCESSED WITH ALKALI. COCOA BUTTER, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN-AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLA), MILK, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CREAM, WATER, SEA SALT, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT, SOY LECITHIN-AN EMULSIFIER.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.