Betty Crocker Sprinkles, Cool In Blue
Signature Brands LLC · Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings · barcode 00071169227058
What stands out
- From the label
The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) and Titanium dioxide, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; US (FDA) ban from 2027. 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; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Which
- TypicalFDA has no comparable food in its tests.
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-01-06). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Rules that apply to more than one of these
- US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Titanium dioxide.
- EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine).
- 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
- 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
- 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
- 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
- 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)
Only the shared rules above.
Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)
- US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
- California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source
Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)
- EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, 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
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
Typical for baking decorations & dessert toppings
FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.
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)
SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, PALM KERNEL, SOY LECITHIN), RICE FLOUR, PALM OIL (PALM OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, BLUE COLOR (SOY LECITHIN, BLUE 1, RED 3), DEXTRIN, GUM ACACIA, XANTHAN GUM, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), SOY LECITHIN, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, RED 3, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-01-06. Labels change; check the package.