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Cookies & Biscuits · barcode 00074734239814

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Payaso · Mercado Latino, Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of cookies & biscuits 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.

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

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, 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

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 1 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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

Typical for cookies & biscuits

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 Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 3 of 3, average 7.57, highest 10 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 13.4, highest 24 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 3 of 3, average 48.3, highest 68 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 18.3, highest 25 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, sugar: found in 3 of 3, average 15.7, highest 18 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 1 of 3, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 1 of 3, average 0.53, highest 1.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 2 of 3, average 3.43, highest 5.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 5.6, highest 7.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chocolate chip cookies: found in 6 of 20, average 0.53, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sandwich cookies w/ creme filling: found in 5 of 20, average 0.6, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sugar cookies: found in 13 of 19, average 3.07, highest 15.4 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)

ROSCAYEMA: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE FAT, INVERT SYRUP, EGG, SOY LECITHIN, IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CARAMEL COLORING, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. PALMERA: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, VEGETABLE OIL, INVERT SYRUP, CONDENSED MILK, SOY LECITHIN, SALT IODIZED, SODIUM BICARBONATE AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. RECOCO: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE FAT, INVERT SYRUP, IODIZED SALT, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORINGS. REY DEL SANDWICH DE CHOCOLATE: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, FILLING 11.3% (SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, COCOA, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, IODIZED SALT, SOY LECITHIN AND CITRIC ACID), VEGETABLE SHORTENING, INVERT SYRUP, CONDENSED MILK, SOY LECITHIN, IODIZED SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, COCOA, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C YELLOW #5, FD&C YELLOW #6, FD&C RED #40 AND FD&C BLUE #1). REY DEL SANDWICH DE VANILLA: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENIND, FILLING 11.3% (SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, IODIZED SALT AND CITRIC ACID), INVERT SYRUP, SOY LECITHIN, CONDENSED MILK, IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CARAMEL COLOR AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. NAPOLITANAS DE FRESA: FILLING 63% (SUGAR, VEGETAL SHORTENING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, IODIZED SALT, SOY LECITHIN AND CITRIC ACID), WHEAT FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING POWDER, IODIZED SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C RED #40 AND FD&C RED #3). NAPOLITANAS DE VANILLA: FILLING 63% (SUGAR, VEGETAL SHORTENING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, IODIZED SALT, SOY LECITHIN AND CITRIC ACID), WHEAT FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING POWDER, IODIZED SALT AND ARTIFICIAL COLOR FD&C YELLOW #5. NAPOLITANAS DE CHOCOLATE: FILLING 63% (SUGAR, VEGETAL SHORTENING, COCOA, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, IODIZED SALT, SOY LECITHIN AND CITRIC ACID), WHEAT FLOUR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING POWDER, IODIZED SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C YELLOW #5, FD&C YELLOW #6, FD&C RED # 40 AND FD&C BLUE #1). SANDWICH 3 FLORES: WHEAT FLOUR, FILLING 16.8% (SUGAR, VEGETABLE FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, IODIZED SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID), SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, INVERT SYRUP, CONDENSED MILK, SOY LECITHIN, COCOA, IODIZED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, CARAMEL COLORING AND ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C YELLOW #5, FD&C YELLOW #6, FD&C RED #40 AND FD&C BLUE #1). PINTITAS: WHEAT FLOUR, 16% DROPLETS CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE SHORTENING, SORBITAN MONOESTERATE, SORBITAN TRIESTERATE, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR AND CARAMEL COLORING), SUGAR, INVERT SYRUP, CONDENSED MILK, IODIZED SALT, AMONIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. REPOSTERIAS: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, INVERT SYRUP, IODISED SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, CARAMEL COLOR AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. SANDWICH INTER: WHEAT FLOUR, FILLING 15% (SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, COCOA, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ARTIFICIAL COLORS (FD&C YELLOW #5 AND #6, FD&C RED #40 AND FD&C BLUE #1) AND IODIZED SALT)), SUGAR, VEGETABLE FAT, INVERT SYRUP, COCOA, IODIZED SALT, SOY LECITHIN, CARAMEL COLORING, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS AND COLORING (FD&C YELLOW #5 AND #6, FD&C RED #40 AND FD&C BLUE #1). CHIQUILIN: WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING, INVERT SYRP, SOFT TOFEE, IODIZED SALT, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, CARAMEL COLORING, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE AND VITAMINS.

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

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