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Frozen Dinners & Entrees · barcode 00072878128919

Herdez, Cocina Mexicana, Beef Barbacoa Bowl

Herdez · Herdez S.A.

  • 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 frozen dinners & entrees show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) 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 dinners & entrees

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 Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 1 of 3, average 2.2, highest 6.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 3 of 3, average 6.63, highest 7.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 6.33, highest 7.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chili con carne with beans, canned: found in 3 of 3, average 3.87, highest 5.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 14 of 20, average 1.97, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chili con carne w/ beans, canned: found in 18 of 20, average 2.39, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 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)

SPANISH RICE: COOKED RICE (WATER, RICE), WATER, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), BELL PEPPERS, TOMATO PASTE, CORN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CELERY, PEAS (GREEN PEAS, SALT), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHICKEN FLAVOR BROTH (HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, SOY PROTEIN AND WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SUGAR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED CHICKEN MEAT, TORULA YEAST, SOY FLOUR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN & COTTONSEED OIL), VINEGAR, FLAVORINGS INCLUDING PAPRIKA, CILANTRO FLAVOR (DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, EXTRACTIVES OF CILANTRO), SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED ONION, CILANTRO, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT. FILL: BEEF, CALIFORNIA PEPPER PUREE (WATER, CALIFORNIA PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID), WATER, FIRE ROASTED TOMATOES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN STARCH, GUAJILLO PEPPER PUREE (WATER, GUAJILLO PEPPERS, CITRIC ACID), VINEGAR, GARLIC CRUSHED (GARLIC, CITRIC ACID), SALT, FLAVORINGS.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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