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Frozen Prepared Sides · barcode 00072714005411

Potato, Spinach & Asiago Veggie Taters, Potato, Spinach & Asiago

Mccain · McCain Foods USA, Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen prepared sides show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-06-21). 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

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 6 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E110, 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

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 frozen prepared sides

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 Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 9 of 27, average 2.32, highest 12 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.56, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 43, highest 66 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 57.9, highest 100 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 19 of 27, average 4.31, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 23 of 27, average 3.97, highest 6.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, baked (w/ peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.53, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, french-fried, fast-food: found in 14 of 20, average 6.68, highest 19 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)

WATER, POTATO SHREDS [POTATOES, DEXTROSE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (TO MAINTAIN COLOR)], SPINACH, DEHYDRATED POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEHYDRATED POTATOES (POTATOES, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (TO PRESERVE COLOR), CITRIC ACID (TO PRESERVE COLOR)), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SHREDDED ASIAGO MEDIUM CHEESE [(PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR)], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, POTATO STARCH - MODIFIED. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CELLULOSE GUM, CORN STARCH, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MODIFIED CELLULOSE, MOLASSES POWDER (REFINERY SYRUP, MOLASSES), NATURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), PEA FIBER, RICE FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SPICES, SUGAR, TURMERIC EXTRACT (COLOR), WHEY, YEAST, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-06-21. Labels change; check the package.

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