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Dannon Danimals, Nonfat Yogurt With Chocolate Candies Topping, Vanilla, Vanilla

Danone US, LLC · Yogurt · barcode 00036632009784

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) and Red No. 40 (Allura Red), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of yogurt show what's typical. See levels
  • Others5 other yogurt products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-04-01). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to all of them.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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: 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 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.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Typical for yogurt

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Yogurt, lowfat, vanilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, lowfat, vanilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, lowfat, vanilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, lowfat, vanilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Yogurt, lowfat, fruit-flavored: found in 20 of 20 samples, average 5.86, highest 9.7 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)

VANILLA WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS NONFAT YOGURT (CULTURED GRADE A NON FAT MILK, SUGAR, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF MODIFIED CORN STARCH, KOSHER GELATIN, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, AGAR AGAR, VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CITRIC ACID, VITAMIN D3, SODIUM CITRATE). ARTIFICIALLY FLAVORED CHOCOLATE CANDY TOPPING (SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, LACTOSE, MILK POWDER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE (SHELLAC), BLUE 1 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, VANILLA-VANILLIN FLAVORING (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), GLUCOSE SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, ACACIA GUM, SALT, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-04-01. Labels change; check the package.

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