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Fish & Seafood · barcode 00045027168029

Dried Shrimp

Hocean · Hocean Inc.

  • 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 fish & seafood show what's typical. See levels
  • Others4 other fish & seafood products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-12-22). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

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

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
  • 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 fish & seafood

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 Cod, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 14 of 27, average 4.87, highest 28 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Tilapia, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cod, baked: found in 16 of 27, average 2.19, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 13 of 27, average 1.6, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 18 of 27, average 5.69, highest 36 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Tilapia, baked: found in 1 of 27, average 0.06, highest 1.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cod, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 83.4, highest 140 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 20.8, highest 46 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 7.19, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Tilapia, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 6.68, highest 20 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cod, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 4,915, highest 10,900 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 376, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 358, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Tilapia, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 117, highest 290 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 4 of 20, average 0.88, highest 12.1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Shrimp, boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 36, highest 147 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)

SHRIMP, SLAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR FD & C YELLOW 5, FD & C RED 40 SULFUR DIOXIDE

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-12-22. Labels change; check the package.

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