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Vegetable and Lentil Mixes · barcode 00041220040605

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  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of vegetable and lentil mixes show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-12-07). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 6 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E110, 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
  • 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
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (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

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, 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
  • 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
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (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

Typical for vegetable and lentil mixes

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 Beans, garbanzo (chickpeas), canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2020)
  • Lead in Lentils, dry, cooked: found in 0 of 1, all below 4 ppb (2020)
  • Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beans, garbanzo (chickpeas), canned, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 1.3, highest 1.3 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Lentils, dry, cooked: found in 1 of 1, average 1.5, highest 1.5 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beans, garbanzo (chickpeas), canned, drained solids: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Lentils, dry, cooked: found in 0 of 1, all below 1 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beans, garbanzo (chickpeas), canned, drained solids: found in 1 of 1, average 4.9, highest 4.9 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Lentils, dry, cooked: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 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)

DEHYDRATED POTATO WITH PRESERVATIVE (SODIUM BISULFITE), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, PALM OIL, HYDROLYZED CORN AND SOY PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, BUTTERMILK, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED CELERY, CORN STARCH, SODIUM CASEINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, COLOR (PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6), SOY FLOUR, SPICE, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CHICKEN FAT, EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES), BLUE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), DISODIUM INOSINATE, GUAR GUM, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PRESERVATIVE (TBHQ), SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-12-07. Labels change; check the package.

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