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What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine) and Titanium dioxide, which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives7 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: Not allowed in the EU since 2022; US (FDA) ban from 2027. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of popcorn, peanuts, seeds & related snacks show what's typical. See levels

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

  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Bleached flour.
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine), Titanium dioxide.
  • 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. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).

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

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

Only the shared rules above.

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) Source

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. Source

Typical for popcorn, peanuts, seeds & related snacks

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 Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 40.7, highest 45 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 6.03, highest 6.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 333, highest 400 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 0.43, highest 1.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 2 of 3 samples, average 3.3, highest 5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Seeds, sunflower, shelled, salted, roasted: found in 1 of 3 samples, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Peanuts, dry roasted, salted: found in 2 of 20 samples, average 0.15, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.45, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sunflower seeds (shelled), roasted, salted: found in 7 of 20 samples, average 0.56, highest 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)

SWEET CREME ALMONDS (ALMONDS, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SUGAR], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], PEANUT OIL, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVORS INCLUDING VANILLA, BAKING SODA, GLYCERINE, CARAMEL COLOR), HEART SHAPED PRETZELS WITH NONPAREILS (CONFECTIONERY COATING [SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, REDUCED MINERAL WHEY, NONFAT MILK, WHEY, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN {ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING}], PRETZELS [ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR {WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID}, SALT, VEGETABLE OIL {CANOLA, CORN AND/OR SOYBEAN}, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, YEAST], NONPAREILS [SUGAR, CORN STARCH, RED 3, RED 40, CARNAUBA WAX, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE]), CONFECTIONERY COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY, NONFAT MILK, MILK, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), M&M'S MILK CHOCOLATE CANDIES (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, COCOA BUTTER, LACTOSE, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, LESS THAN 1% OF: CORN SYRUP, DEXTRIN, COLORS [INCLUDES RED 40, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1, YELLOW 6, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 2 LAKE, BLUE 2], CARNAUBA WAX, GUM ACACIA), COOKIES (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM OIL, RED & PINK NONPAREILS [SUGAR, DEXTRIN, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, TAPIOCA STARCH, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, RED 3, RED 40, YELLOW 6, BLUE 2, GLYCERIN, CARNAUBA WAX, GUM ARABIC], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, BAKING SODA), STRAWBERRY FLAVORED SWEETENED DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, SUNFLOWER OIL), PRETZEL BALLS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL [CANOLA, CORN, AND/OR SOYBEAN], SALT, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, YEAST), CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% OF THE FOLLOWING: GUM ACACIA, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, SUGAR, COLOR (MICA-BASED PEARLESCENT PIGMENT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE), RED 3, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, HYDROXYPROPYL CELLULOSE, RED 40 LAKE, NATURAL FLAVOR.

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

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