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Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt · barcode 00076840400058

Vanilla Ice Cream, Vanilla

Ben & Jerry's · Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.

  • Lab testsA lab tested a product with this brand and name. See results
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
  • TypicalFDA's tests of ice cream & frozen yogurt show what's typical. See levels
  • Others3 other ice cream & frozen yogurt products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for a matching product

Likely this product: the lab recorded its brand and name but not its barcode, so we matched it by brand and name. Package size and recipe may differ.

Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

  • DEP (diethyl phthalate): 10 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 17). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a adult's daily limit
  • DEHP: found in 2 of 4 samples (highest 31 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 9.7 kg (21 lb) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult about 45 kg (99 lb).
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    1% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a adult's daily limit
  • DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 2 of 4 samples (highest 27 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 56 kg (120 lb) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 kg.
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a adult's daily limit
  • DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 4 samples (highest 14 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite.
  • DEHA: 23.5 ppb (found in 4 of 4, highest 28). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
    One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
    under 1% of a toddler's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
    under 1% of a adult's daily limit in 100 g (3½ oz)under 1% of a adult's daily limit
    Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
    10100belowlimitBen & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream: 19 ppbSalt & Straw Double Fold Vanilla Ice Cream: 21 ppbBen & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream: 23.5 ppb
  • DEHT (DOTP): 72 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 163). No US agency limit we can cite.
  • BPF (bisphenol F): 1.65 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 2.3). No US agency limit we can cite.

Not found above the lab's limit: BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPA (bisphenol A), BPS (bisphenol S).

Typical for ice cream & frozen yogurt

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 Ice cream, chocolate: found in 18 of 27, average 3.96, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.15, highest 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 27 of 27, average 7.27, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 9 of 27, average 0.45, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 4 of 27, average 0.49, highest 3.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Ice cream, regular, vanilla: found in 19 of 19, average 6.81, highest 12 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. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

Ingredients (from the label)

CREAM, SKIM MILK, LIQUID SUGAR (SUGAR, WATER), WATER, EGG YOLKS, SUGAR, GUAR GUM, VANILLA EXTRACT, VANILLA BEANS, CARRAGEENAN.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-02-16. Labels change; check the package.

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