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Marvel Avengers Cherry & Lime Frozen Confection With Gumball Center, Cherry & Lime

Wells Enterprises, Inc. · Other Frozen Desserts · barcode 00070640016631

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) and Titanium dioxide, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives4 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; West Virginia ban from 2028. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of other frozen desserts show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-08-31). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Titanium dioxide.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow).
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene).

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • 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

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source

Typical for other frozen desserts

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 Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.1, highest 6.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26 samples, average 0.15, highest 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 2.83, highest 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26 samples, average 0.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 3 of 19 samples, average 0.16, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"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, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS 1% OR LESS OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, XANTHAN GUM, RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6, GUMBALL {SUGAR, DEXTROSE, GUM BASE (SOY), CORN SYRUP, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, RESINOUS GLAZE, GLYCERIN, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, CARNAUBA WAX, TITANIUM DIOXIDE FOR COLOR, BHT (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS)}.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-08-31. Labels change; check the package.

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