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Culinary Circle A Blend Of Broccoli Florets In A Rich, Creamy Cheddar Cheese Soup, Broccoli & Cheddar

Supervalu, Inc. · Other Soups · barcode 00041130380334

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Red No. 3 (erythrosine) and Propylparaben, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not approved in the EU; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not approved in the EU; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of other soups 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

  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Red No. 3 (erythrosine).
  • 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.
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source. Applies to Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Propylparaben.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) 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

Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source

Propylparaben (E216)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. Source
  • EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source

Typical for other soups

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 Soup, chicken noodle, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Soup, vegetable beef, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Soup, vegetable, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Soup, chicken noodle, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 2.63, highest 2.8 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 8.5, highest 10 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Soup, vegetable beef, canned, ready to serve: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 10.3, highest 20 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Soup, vegetable, canned, ready to serve: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 5.97, highest 9.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Soup, chicken noodle, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Soup, vegetable beef, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Soup, vegetable, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Soup, chicken noodle, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Soup, tomato, canned, condensed, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Soup, vegetable beef, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Soup, vegetable, canned, ready to serve: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Soup, chicken noodle, canned, cond, prepared w/ water: found in 10 of 20 samples, average 0.77, highest 2.4 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Soup, tomato, canned, cond, prepared w/ water: found in 4 of 20 samples, average 0.31, highest 3 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)

WATER, HALF & HALF (MILK, CREAM), MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D3 ADDED), BROCCOLI, CHEDDAR CHEESE BASE (CHEDDAR CHEESE CONCENTRATE [CHEDDAR CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES], SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, CORN OIL, SWEET CREAM, BUTTER {CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORING}, WHEY {MILK}, SUGAR, MUSTARD SEED, NATURAL FLAVOR]), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CHEDDAR CONCENTRATE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, XANTHAN GUM), SALT, TURMERIC (COLOR) AND ANNATTO (COLOR), COLOR (WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, RED 40, RED 3, PROPYLPARABEN [PRESERVATIVE]).

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

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