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Bread & Muffin Mixes · barcode 00070292178398

Muffin Mix, Blueberry

Southeastern Mills · Southeastern Mills Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of bread & muffin mixes show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-02-16). 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

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 2 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E132. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 1 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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 & muffin mixes

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 Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 9 of 27, average 2.28, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Cornbread, homemade: found in 2 of 3, average 6.43, highest 14 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Muffin, blueberry: found in 1 of 27, average 0.19, highest 5 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 Cornbread, homemade: found in 3 of 3, average 10, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Muffin, blueberry: found in 27 of 27, average 8.81, highest 12 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cornbread, homemade: found in 3 of 3, average 3.3, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Muffin, blueberry: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 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 Cornbread, homemade: found in 3 of 3, average 3.23, highest 3.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Muffin, blueberry: found in 12 of 27, average 1.8, highest 5.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Bread, white, enriched: found in 12 of 20, average 2.55, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cornbread, homemade: found in 12 of 20, average 3.1, highest 12 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Muffin, fruit or plain: found in 8 of 20, average 1.47, highest 8 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)

BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, FLAVOR (DEXTROSE, PALM OIL, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CITRIC ACID, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, FD&C RED #40, FD&C BLUE #2, FD&C BLUE #1), LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DEGERMED YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE), SALT, DRIED WHEY, DRIED EGG (WHOLE EGGS, CORN SYRUP AND SALT), NONFAT DRY MILK, FLAVOR (DEXTROSE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI-CAKING AGENT)).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-02-16. Labels change; check the package.

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