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Giambri's Quality Sweets Gourmet Belgian Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods, Chocolate

Chef's Seasoning · Candy · barcode 00080594881605

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 3 (erythrosine) and Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives6 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of candy show what's typical. See levels
  • Others63 other candy products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-08-31). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine).
  • 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. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue).

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

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
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Typical for candy

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 Candies, fruit snacks: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 7.93, highest 8.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Candies, fruit snacks: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 20, highest 26 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Candies, fruit snacks: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Candy, hard: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Candies, fruit snacks: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 2.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Candy, hard: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 13, highest 15 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Candy bar, milk chocolate, plain: found in 19 of 20 samples, average 8.92, highest 15 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Candy, hard, any flavor: found in 1 of 19 samples, average 0.47, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"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)

CRISPY PEARLS - PRETZEL: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SALT, SUNFLOWER OR CANOLA OR RICE OIL, CORN SYRUP, MALT SYRUP, VEGETABLE FIBER, AND YEAST, DARK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, MILK FAT, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, MILK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA LIQUOR, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN, AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TOPPINGS: WHEN USED- SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, VANILLIN, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ACACIA, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, NON-FAT MILK, WHOLE MILK, WHEY, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA, FD & C COLORS (RED #40 LAKE, YELLOW #6 LAKE, BLUE #2 LAKE, YELLOW #5 DYE, RED #3 DYE, YELLOW #6, BLUE #1 LAKE, RED #40, BLUE #2, BLUE DEXTRIN), RICE CEREAL AND COCOA (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), RICE CEREAL (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), PALM KERNEL FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA POWDER, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUM ARABIC, GLYCERIN AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR,CHOCOLATE BUTTONS - PRETZEL: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SALT, SUNFLOWER OR CANOLA OR RICE OIL, CORN SYRUP, MALT SYRUP, VEGETABLE FIBER, AND YEAST, DARK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, MILK FAT, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, MILK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA LIQUOR, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN, AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TOPPINGS: WHEN USED- SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, VANILLIN, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ACACIA, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, NON-FAT MILK, WHOLE MILK, WHEY, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA, FD & C COLORS (RED #40 LAKE, YELLOW #6 LAKE, BLUE #2 LAKE, YELLOW #5 DYE, RED #3 DYE, YELLOW #6, BLUE #1 LAKE, RED #40, BLUE #2, BLUE DEXTRIN), RICE CEREAL AND COCOA (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), RICE CEREAL (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), PALM KERNEL FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA POWDER, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUM ARABIC, GLYCERIN AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR,RAINBOW JIMMIE - PRETZEL: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SALT, SUNFLOWER OR CANOLA OR RICE OIL, CORN SYRUP, MALT SYRUP, VEGETABLE FIBER, AND YEAST, DARK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, MILK FAT, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, MILK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA LIQUOR, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN, AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TOPPINGS: WHEN USED- SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, VANILLIN, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ACACIA, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, NON-FAT MILK, WHOLE MILK, WHEY, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA, FD & C COLORS (RED #40 LAKE, YELLOW #6 LAKE, BLUE #2 LAKE, YELLOW #5 DYE, RED #3 DYE, YELLOW #6, BLUE #1 LAKE, RED #40, BLUE #2, BLUE DEXTRIN), RICE CEREAL AND COCOA (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), RICE CEREAL (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), PALM KERNEL FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA POWDER, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUM ARABIC, GLYCERIN AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR,RAINBOW NON PAREILS - PRETZEL: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), SALT, SUNFLOWER OR CANOLA OR RICE OIL, CORN SYRUP, MALT SYRUP, VEGETABLE FIBER, AND YEAST, DARK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, MILK FAT, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, MILK CHOCOLATE: SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, COCOA LIQUOR, SKIMMED MILK POWDER, EMULSIFIER: SOYA LECITHIN, AND NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, TOPPINGS: WHEN USED- SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, VANILLIN, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILK FAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ACACIA, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, CARNAUBA WAX, NON-FAT MILK, WHOLE MILK, WHEY, SUNFLOWER, LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA, FD & C COLORS (RED #40 LAKE, YELLOW #6 LAKE, BLUE #2 LAKE, YELLOW #5 DYE, RED #3 DYE, YELLOW #6, BLUE #1 LAKE, RED #40, BLUE #2, BLUE DEXTRIN), RICE CEREAL AND COCOA (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, COCOA POWDER, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), RICE CEREAL (RICE FLOUR, CORN FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, OAT FLOUR, CALCIUM CARBONATE AND SOY LECITHIN), PALM KERNEL FAT, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA POWDER, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, GUM ARABIC, GLYCERIN AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-08-31. Labels change; check the package.

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