Bread · barcode 00046000111155
Old El Paso Cheese Soft Tortilla Bowl 8 Count
Old El Paso · General Mills Sales 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 bread show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-04-27). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
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
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
Bleached flour
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. 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: 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 bread
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Cadmium: typically 27 ppb (FDA, 81 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 550 g (19 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.6 kg (5.7 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):18% of a toddler's daily limit4% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 6.77 ppb (FDA, 81 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 2.75 ppb (FDA, 40 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 4 kg (8.8 lb) a day; an adult at about 19 kg (42 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):3% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- Lead, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 5 of 27, average 0.91, highest 6.7 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 9 of 27, average 2.28, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 20 of 27, average 3.88, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 24.6, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 27.4, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 29.9, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 5.74, highest 9.3 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 9 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 10.3, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Bread, white, enriched: found in 12 of 20, average 2.55, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Bread, whole wheat: found in 15 of 20, average 2.7, highest 7 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)
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Palm Oil, Glycerin. Contains 2% or less of: Salt, Baking Powder (sodium aluminum phosphate, baking soda), Maltodextrin, Potassium Sorbate, Calcium Propionate, and Acetic Acid (preservatives), Whey*, Mono And Diglycerides, Monosodium Glutamate, Fumaric Acid, Spice, Buttermilk*, Garlic*, Cheddar Cheese*(milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Dextrose, Tomato*, Onion*, Citric Acid, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (soybean, palm, and/or cottonseed oil), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Dough Conditioner (salt, wheat starch, enzymes), Enzyme Modified Romano Cheese* (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Colors (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, and other color added), Disodium Inosinate and Guanylate, Enzyme Modified Butter, Sodium Phosphate, Nonfat Milk, Butter (cream, salt). *Dried
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-04-27. Labels change; check the package.