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Cooked & Prepared · barcode 00081323082010

Sesame Chicken

An-joy · Allfresh Foods International, 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 cooked & prepared 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.

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

Typical for cooked & prepared

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 1 of 27, average 0.27, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 6 of 27, average 0.37, highest 2.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 3 of 3, average 6.63, highest 7.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 7 of 27, average 1.11, highest 6.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken breast, oven-roasted (skin removed): found in 6 of 20, average 0.85, highest 12 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken potpie, frozen, heated: found in 14 of 20, average 1.97, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 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)

CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT. BREADED, BATTERED AND PRE-DUSTED WITH: WHEAT FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALIUM PHOSPHATE], SOYBEAN OIL, CORN STARCH, SPICES, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL), SESAME SAUCE (WATER, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, OYSTER SAUCE [WATER, SUGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, OYSTER EXTRACTIVES {OYSTER, WATER, SALT}, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, WHEAT FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM BENZOATE {ADDED AS A PRESERVATIVE}], SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE {LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% AS A PRESERVATIVE}], MUSHROOM SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR, MUSHROOMS], SESAME SEEDS, GARLIC PUREE, CHILI PASTE [CHILI, SALT, DISTILL VINEGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BISULFATE {AS A PRESERVATIVE}], GINGER PUREE, SALT, RED COLOR [WATER, CERTIFIED FOOD COLOR [RED #40], CARAMEL COLOR, CITRIC ACID, 1/10 OF 1% SODIUM BENZOATE AS PRESERVATIVE])

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

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