Grain Based Products / Meals · barcode 00072655460058

HEALHTY CHOICE Cheesy Chicken And Rice Bake, 8.6 OZ

Conagra Brands

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 grain based products / meals 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.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
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
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

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 grain based products / meals

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

Cadmium: typically 6.51 ppb (FDA, 57 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2 kg (4.4 lb) a day; an adult at about 9.4 kg (21 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
5% of a toddler's daily limit
1% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 50.7 ppb (FDA, 57 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Inorganic arsenic: typically 41.6 ppb (FDA, 1 samples, 2019). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 22 g (0.78 oz) a day; an adult at about 100 g (3.5 oz).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
▲ 4.6× a toddler's daily limit
● 99% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Quinoa, cooked: found in 1 of 3, average 3.67, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Rice, brown, cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Quinoa, cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 11.2, highest 19 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Rice, brown, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 7.98, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 6.54, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Quinoa, cooked: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Rice, brown, cooked: found in 8 of 27, average 0.36, highest 1.5 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 1 of 27, average 0.05, highest 1.4 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Quinoa, cooked: found in 1 of 3, average 3.33, highest 10 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Rice, brown, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 64.3, highest 88 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 27 of 27, average 44.8, highest 75 ppb (2017-2020)
Inorganic arsenic in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 1 of 1, average 41.6, highest 41.6 ppb (2019)
Perchlorate in Rice, white, enriched, cooked: found in 3 of 20, average 0.55, highest 6 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)

Cooked Rice (Water, Brown Rice, Wild Rice), Water, Chicken (Chicken Breast, Water, Olive Oil, Contains 2% or Less of: Isolated Soy Protein Product [Isolated Soy Protein, Modified Potato Starch, Corn Starch, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin], Dextrose, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Paprika, Caramel Color, Flavoring), Broccoli, Contains 2% or Less of: Club Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Salt, Annatto [Color]), Cheddar Cheese Powder ([Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto {Color}], Buttermilk, Cream, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5 & 6, Nonfat Dry Milk, Whey Protein, Butter [Cream, Salt], Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Cheese Flavor [Water, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Gum Arabic], Lactic Acid, Sodium Caseinate, Yellow 5 & 6), Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Locust Bean Gum), Canola Oil, Whey, Whey Protein Concentrate, Parmesan Cheese Powder (Parmesan and Blue Cheese [Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes], Maltodextrin, Sodium Citrate, Autolyzed Yeast, Mono- and Diglycerides), Wheat Flour, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Cheddar Cheese Powder (Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto {Color}], Cream, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Yellow 5 & 6), Natural Flavor, Nonfat Dry Milk, Butter Powder (Butter [Cream, Salt], Nonfat Dry Milk, Sodium Caseinate, BHT), Lactic Acid Powder (Modified Corn Starch, Lactic Acid). CONTAINS: SOY, MILK, WHEAT.

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

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