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Crystal Light Drink Mix with Caffeine, 1 Packet, for Convenient On-the-Go Flavorful Hydration, Wild Strawberry Artificial Flavor, Zero Sugar, 0.11 oz

Kraft Foods Inc. · Non Alcoholic Beverages - Not Ready to Drink · barcode 00043000005231

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red) and Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), 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.
  • Additives3 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: West Virginia ban from 2028; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of non alcoholic beverages - not ready to drink show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2026-04-23). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Aspartame.
  • 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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 Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Aspartame (E951)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source

Typical for non alcoholic beverages - not ready to drink

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 Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Coffee, brewed from ground: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tea, brewed from tea bag: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Coffee, from ground: found in 0 of 20 samples, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 5 of 20 samples, average 0.33, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Tea, from tea bag: found in 1 of 20 samples, average 0.05, highest 1 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)

CITRIC ACID, MALTODEXTRIN, ASPARTAME*, CAFFEINE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR,&nbsp;BLUE 1,&nbsp;RED 40, YELLOW 5, SOY LECITHIN.&nbsp;<br>*PHENYLKETONURICS: CONTAINS PHENYLALANINE

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2026-04-23. Labels change; check the package.

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