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Frozen Appetizers & Hors D'oeuvres · barcode 00099336003182

8 Ham Croquettes

El Sembrador · L & J General International

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen appetizers & hors d'oeuvres 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.

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) 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: 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

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
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) 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

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. 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: 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 frozen appetizers & hors d'oeuvres

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 nuggets, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.16, highest 4.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked: found in 1 of 3, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 2 of 27, average 0.32, highest 4.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 5.7, highest 8.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 12, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 20.6, highest 25 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 7.13, highest 9.8 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 4 of 27, average 0.56, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked: found in 3 of 3, average 757, highest 810 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 25 of 27, average 3.74, highest 6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 13 of 20, average 3.42, highest 12.5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Fish sticks or patty, frozen, oven-cooked: found in 18 of 20, average 6.03, highest 51 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)

COOKED HAM AND WATER PRODUCT - 25% OF WEIGHT IS ADDED INGREDIENTS (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, NATURAL LIQUID SMOKE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM NITRITE), BATTER MIX (ALL PURPOSE FLOUR (BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, (FUNGAL ENZYME, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), SUGAR, CORN FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, GRANULATED GARLIC, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHITE PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE), WATER, BREAD CRUMBS (ENRICHED FLOUR (CONTAINING WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, VEGETABLE SHORTENING (ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, SODIUM STEAROYL, 2 LACTYLATE (DOUGH CONDITIONER), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SESAME SEED) AND/OR BREADER (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE AND/OR SOY FLOUR, ALL PURPOSE FLOUR (BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, (FUNGAL ENZYME, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, RENDERED PORK FAT (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE) AND/OR VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), DEHYDRATED POTATO FLAKES (POTATOES, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID), HAM SEASONING BASE (HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SALT, SUGAR, FLAVORINGS (INCLUDING AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), LESS THAN 2% TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE TO PREVENT CAKING), PEPPER STRIPS (PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID AND/OR CALCIUM CHLORIDE), GRANULATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, SPICES, RED GEL BASED COLOR (WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, GLYCERINE, SORBITOL, FD&C RED 40 (129), SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, FD&C RED 3 (E127), SALT, CARRAGEENAN, AGAR GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVES), CITRIC ACID).

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

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