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Jonto · Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks · barcode 00610877328376

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Partially hydrogenated oils, Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Titanium dioxide, Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) and Blue No. 2 (indigotine), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: No longer allowed by FDA; not approved in the EU. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives8 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: No longer allowed by FDA; not approved in the EU. 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 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • 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: 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 Partially hydrogenated oils, Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), 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), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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), Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Titanium dioxide, Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), 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 Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).

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

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

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

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

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.

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)

PEANUT BUTTER CHIPS: ( FATTED PEANUTS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY (MILK), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, PALM KERNEL OIL, VANILLIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, LECITHIN (SOY); PRETZEL: (ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, CANOLA OIL, MALT, YEAST, SODA); MILK CHOCOLATE: (COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SOY LECITHIN (ADDED AS AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA); CHOCOLATE CHIPS: SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT; DARK CHOCOLATE: (CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTERFAT [MILK]); WHITE CHIPS: (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OILS, COCOA BUTTER, NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEY, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN AND VANILLA; IVORY CHOCOLATE: MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK; IVORY CHOCOLATE: MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA); EASTER DECORATIONS: (CORN STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED AND/OR SOYBEAN), RICE FLOUR, DEXTRIN, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE, GUM ARABIC, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CARNAUBA WAX, RED 3, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR). YELLOW 6, RED 40, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5 ); EASTER NONPAREILS: (CORN STARCH, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 3., EASTER NONPAREILS: (CORN STARCH, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 3., YELLOW DRIZZLE: (NATURAL FLAVOR AND ADDED COLOR); LEMON YELLOW COATING: (NATURAL FLAVOR AND ADDED COLOR); ORCHID DRIZZLE (GLYCERYL LACTO ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 3 LAKE,SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR., MILK INGREDIENTS LACTYLATED MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES WITH CITRIC ACID.

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

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