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Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Mixes · barcode 00085239977576

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  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of cake, cookie & cupcake mixes show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-06-29). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive, up to 1% of the food's weight. Source
  • 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
  • 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

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 1 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E133. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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

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

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, 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

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 6 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E110, 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 cake, cookie & cupcake mixes

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 Brownie: found in 3 of 3, average 6.7, highest 8.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cake, chocolate with chocolate icing: found in 27 of 27, average 8.92, highest 16 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Cake, white with white icing: found in 9 of 27, average 2.56, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Brownie: found in 3 of 3, average 21.3, highest 34 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cake, chocolate with chocolate icing: found in 27 of 27, average 17.6, highest 40 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cake, white with white icing: found in 27 of 27, average 4.13, highest 6.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Brownie: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cake, chocolate with chocolate icing: found in 9 of 27, average 0.45, highest 1.9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cake, white with white icing: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Brownie: found in 2 of 3, average 2.27, highest 3.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cake, chocolate with chocolate icing: found in 25 of 27, average 3.6, highest 4.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cake, white with white icing: found in 10 of 27, average 1.72, highest 7.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Brownie: found in 7 of 19, average 1.37, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cake, chocolate w/ icing: found in 12 of 20, average 2.76, highest 14 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cake, white w/ icing (formerly yellow cake): found in 12 of 20, average 1.88, highest 9 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)

GINGERBREAD MAN COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, SHORTENING [PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60], MOLASSES, WATER, BAKING SODA, CINNAMON, SALT, GINGER), ORNAMENT COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, SHORTENING [PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60], WATER, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], SALT, BLUE 1), STOCKING COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, SHORTENING [PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60], MOLASSES, WATER, BAKING SODA, SALT, RED 40), TREE COOKIES (WHEAT FLOUR ENRICHED [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, SHORTENING [PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60], WATER, CORN SYRUP, BAKING SODA, SALT, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), GREEN & RED ICING TUBES (SUGAR, SHORTENING [PALM OIL, CANOLA OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60], WATER, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, RED 40, YELLOW 5, CITRIC ACID, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BLUE 1, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]), WHITE & YELLOW ICING TUBES (SUGAR, WATER, CORN SYRUP, MALTODEXTRIN, CORN STARCH, LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING INGREDIENTS: GLYCERIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PALM OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], SODIUM ALGINATE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], YELLOW 5, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOAND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), CONFETTI SPRINKLES (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, PALM OIL, XANTHAN GUM), SANDING SUGAR (SUGAR, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, CARNAUBA WAX), HOLIDAY SPRINKLE BLEND (SUGAR, CORN STARCH, RICE FLOUR, DEXTRIN, SOY LECITHIN, RED 40 LAKE, PALM OIL, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, BLUE 1 LAKE, CELLULOSE GUM, PALM KERNEL OIL, TITANIUM DIOXIDE [COLOR], NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARNAUBA WAX, YELLOW 6 LAKE, CARRAGEENAN).

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-06-29. Labels change; check the package.

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