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Pasta/Noodles · barcode 00064144020737

CHEF BOYARDEE Chicken Alfredo Pasta, 15 OZ

Chef Boyardee · Conagra Brands 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 pasta/noodles 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.

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

DATEM (E472e)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E472e. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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 pasta/noodles

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 Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 2 of 3, average 3.63, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 22.3, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 6.73, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 37.7, highest 44 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 27.7, highest 32 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pasta, rice noodles, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 16.7, highest 22 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pasta, whole wheat, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Noodles, egg, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 20, average 0.45, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 20, all below 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)

Water, Pasta (Wheat Flour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Egg White), Cooked White Meat Chicken (Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Modified Rice Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Salt, Sodium Phosphates), Soybean Oil, LESS THAN 2% OF: Buttermilk Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Whey, Butter (Cream, Salt), Salt, Flavorings, Parmesan Cheese (Part Skim Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Salt, Cultures, Enzymes, Sorbic Acid [Preservative]), Sodium Phosphates, Cream, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Titanium Dioxide (Color), DATEM, Mono- and Diglycerides, Nonfat Milk, Lactic Acid, Milk Powder, Sodium Caseinate. CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-04-27. Labels change; check the package.

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