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Publix Pecan Turtle Fudge Butter Pecan Premium Ice Cream Combined With Swirls Of Mackinac Butter Pecan Fudge, Pecan Fudge Chunks, And Roasted Pecans, Pecan Turtle Fudge

Publix Super Markets, Inc. · Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · barcode 00041415412439

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) and Blue No. 2 (indigotine), 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.
  • Additives4 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of ice cream & frozen yogurt show what's typical. See levels
  • Others3 other ice cream & frozen yogurt products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-11-16). 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 with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to 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 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 (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Typical for ice cream & frozen 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 Ice cream, chocolate: found in 18 of 27 samples, average 3.96, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26 samples, average 0.15, highest 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 27 of 27 samples, average 7.27, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 9 of 27 samples, average 0.45, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 4 of 27 samples, average 0.49, highest 3.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26 samples, average 0.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Ice cream, regular, vanilla: found in 19 of 19 samples, average 6.81, highest 12 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)

MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, BUTTER PECAN FUDGE (SUGAR, PEANUT OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY SOLIDS, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE), PECAN FUDGE CHUNKS (SUGAR, COCONUT OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, DEXTROSE, SWEET WHEY POWDER, CORNSTARCH, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, BLUE 2 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, WHEAT FLOUR), ROASTED PECANS (PECANS, COTTONSEED OIL, BUTTER, SALT), BUTTER PECAN BASE (SUGAR, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, BUTTER, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM SORBATE, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN), CORN SYRUP, CAROB BEAN GUM AND GUAR GUM.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-11-16. Labels change; check the package.

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