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Special K Caramel Pretzel Bliss Flavored Indulgent Snack Bites, Caramel Pretzel Bliss

The Kellogg Company · Other Snacks · barcode 00038000941566

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Partially hydrogenated oils, Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) and Blue No. 2 (indigotine), 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.
  • Additives5 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: No longer allowed by FDA; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of other snacks show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). 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.
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
  • 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 Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 2 (indigotine), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).

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

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source

Typical for other snacks

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 Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.13, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chips, potato: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 130, highest 200 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chips, tortilla: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 2, highest 2.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 6.03, highest 6.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 36.3, highest 42 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chips, potato: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.33, highest 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chips, tortilla: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.73, highest 6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Corn/tortilla chips: found in 1 of 20 samples, average 0.1, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.45, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato chips: found in 11 of 20 samples, average 2.23, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 8 of 19 samples, average 1.62, highest 10 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)

SUGAR, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS FOR FRESHNESS), PRETZEL PIECES (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID], DEXTRIN, SALT, CANOLA OIL, MALT SYRUP), VEGETABLE OIL (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL, SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS), RICE, CORN SYRUP, FRUCTOSE, WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT, DEXTROSE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NONFAT MILK, WHEY, SORBITOL, GLYCERIN, SALT, WHEAT BEAN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, SOLUBLE WHEAT FIBER, CARAMEL COLOR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BHT (PRESERVATIVE), BLUE 2 LAKE.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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