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Pasta/Noodles · barcode 00064144020805

CHEF BOYARDEE Pizza Twist, 7.25 OZ

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  • 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 2020-02-27). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
  • 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

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E321. For limited uses. (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
  • 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 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)

Tomatoes (Tomato Puree, Water), Water, Enriched Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Pepperoni (Pork And Beef, Salt, Contains 2% or Less of: Dextrose, Flavorings, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Oleoresin Paprika, Sodium Nitrite and BHA, BHT, Citric Acid [to protect flavor]), LESS THAN 2% OF: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Spices, Maltodextrin, Citric Acid, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride, Flavorings, Ammonium Chloride, Paprika, Lactic Acid. CONTAINS: WHEAT

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2020-02-27. Labels change; check the package.

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