Shellfish Unprepared/Unprocessed · barcode 00075391509265
U/15 Btfly Brd Shrimp
Sea Best · Beaver Street Fisheries Inc.
- 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 shellfish unprepared/unprocessed show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-03-19). 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
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 shellfish unprepared/unprocessed
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 4.2 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 450 g (16 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.8 kg (4 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):22% of a toddler's daily limit6% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium: typically 3.2 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2.6 kg (5.7 lb) a day; an adult at about 12 kg (26 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):4% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- Mercury: typically 5.7 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 210 g (7.4 oz) a day; an adult at about 970 g (34 oz).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):48% of a toddler's daily limit10% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 240 ppb (FDA, 27 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 16 ppb (FDA, 20 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 290 g (10 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.4 kg (3.1 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):34% of a toddler's daily limit7% of a adult's daily limit
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 14 of 27, average 4.87, highest 28 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 18 of 27, average 5.69, highest 36 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 7.19, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 358, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Shrimp, boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 36, highest 147 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)
Shrimp, bleached wheat flour, water, modified food starch, salt, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, dextrose, garlic powder, spices, onion powder, citric acid, sodium tripolyphosphate (to retain moisture), sodium bisulfite (as a preservative)
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.