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Old El Paso Spicy Queso Blanco Squeeze Sauce

Old El Paso · General Mills Sales Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of sauces/spreads/dips/condiments show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2025-08-21). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive, up to 1% of the food's weight. Source
  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) 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

Typical for sauces/spreads/dips/condiments

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 Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 5.83, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Sauce, barbecue: found in 25 of 27, average 10.4, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ketchup, tomato: found in 3 of 3, average 20.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 3 of 3, average 34.7, highest 38 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 3 of 3, average 19.7, highest 21 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Sauce, barbecue: found in 27 of 27, average 12.8, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Sauce, barbecue: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ketchup, tomato: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mustard, yellow, plain: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salsa, tomato, bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Sauce, barbecue: found in 22 of 27, average 5.05, highest 9.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Tomato catsup: found in 3 of 20, average 0.22, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Tomato salsa, bottled: found in 19 of 20, average 4.93, highest 19 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Yellow mustard: found in 10 of 19, average 0.88, highest 2 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)

Water, Canola Oil, Jalapeno Pepper, Modified Tapioca Starch, Maltodextrin, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor. Contains 2% or less of: Coconut Oil, Enzyme Modified Egg Yolk (enzymes, egg yolk, salt), Mozzarella Cheese (part skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Cream, Nonfat Dry Milk, Titanium Dioxide, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Gum Arabic, Sodium Citrate, Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Spice Extract, Disodium EDTA.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2025-08-21. Labels change; check the package.

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