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Seasoning Mixes, Salts, Marinades & Tenderizers · barcode 00089674087111

Malher, Pepian Style Sauce

Malher · Malher Sucesores/coimpania 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 seasoning mixes, salts, marinades & tenderizers 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.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
  • 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

BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E321. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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 seasoning mixes, salts, marinades & tenderizers

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 Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1, all below 10 ppb (2020)
  • Lead in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1, all below 10 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Cadmium in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Mercury in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1, all below 3 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salt, iodized: found in 0 of 1, all below 7 ppb (2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Salt, sea: found in 0 of 1, all below 7 ppb (2020)

"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)

MIXTURE OF SEEDS (SESAME, PUMPKIN AND ANTIOXIDANT), WHEAT FLOUR, RICE FLOUR, TOMATO, CORNMEAL, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOR ENHANCER), CILANTRO, MIXED PEPPERS (ANCHO PEPPER AND GUAJILLO PEPPER), SUGAR, MARGARINE (WATER, SALT, MILK, MONOGLYCERIDES, DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, SORBIC ACID, BUTTER FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, CITRIC ACID, TBHQ, BHT AND BHA), DISODIUM INOSINATE (SCENT ENHANCER), SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTI CAKING AGENT), CITRIC ACID (ACIDITY REGULATOR), CHICKEN FAT*, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR (ONION) AND TBHQ (ANTIOXIDANT).

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

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