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Sausages, Hotdogs & Brats · barcode 00073675251053

Caroline Pride, Red Cooked Sausage

Carolina Pride · Carolina Pride Foods Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of sausages, hotdogs & brats 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.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
  • 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

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
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) 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 sausages, hotdogs & brats

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 Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 7 of 22, average 1.67, highest 7.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 6 of 27, average 1, highest 4.9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 20 of 22, average 2.85, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 2 of 27, average 0.09, highest 1.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 0 of 22, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Frankfurter (all beef/beef and pork), boiled: found in 2 of 22, average 0.33, highest 4.2 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pork sausage (link/patty), pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Frankfurter (beef/pork), boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 11, highest 36 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Pork sausage (link/patty), oven-cooked: found in 7 of 20, average 3.15, highest 41 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)

MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, PORK, WATER, PORK SNOUTS, CORN SYRUP, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS DEXTROSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, BEEF, TURKEY, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, CITRIC ACID, PROPYGALLATE, BHA, BHT, YELLOW #6, SUGAR, FD&C RED #3, ANNATTO, IRON OXIDE. MAY ALSO CONTAIN RED PEPPERS (PEPPER AND SALT), SWEET PICKLES (CUCUMBERS, BENZOATE, TURMERIC, ALUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE USED AS PRESERVATIVE), OLIVES (MINCED PIMENTO, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE USED AS PRESERVATIVE), JALAPENOS, CHEESE, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER.

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

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