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Other Drinks · barcode 00089087120139

Jamaican Ginger Beer

Dg · Reggae Imports Ltd.

  • 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 other drinks 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.

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) (E443)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2024-08-02 FDA revoked its authorization for food, effective August 2, 2024. (89 FR 55040 (2024)) Source
  • EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Typical for other drinks

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 Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 1 of 3, average 0.37, highest 1.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit drink (10% juice), canned or bottled: found in 4 of 20, average 0.2, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 5 of 20, average 0.33, highest 2 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)

TRIPLE FILTERED CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, JAMAICAN GINGER EXTRACT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (A PRESERVATIVE), BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL

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

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