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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks · barcode 00681131080187

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Red No. 3 (erythrosine) and Blue No. 2 (indigotine), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. 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 2022-06-21). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • US (FDA): Allowed Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • EU: Allowed (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source. Applies to Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Red No. 3 (erythrosine), Blue No. 2 (indigotine).
  • 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 Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue), Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red), 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 all of them.
  • 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 all of them.
  • 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: 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 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 all of them.
  • EU: Allowed with warning label (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source. Applies to Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red).

Blue No. 1 (Brilliant Blue) (E133)

Only the shared rules above.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

Only the shared rules above.

Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)

Only the shared rules above.

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

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)

WHITE CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, REDUCED MINERAL WHEY, DRY WHOLE MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], SALT, VANILLIN [AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR]), BROWN SUGAR, POPCORN, DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL AND HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA POWDER [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], SOY LECITHIN [AN EMULSIFIER], WHEY, SALT), CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, TURQUOISE MILK CHOCOLATE GEMS (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOY LECITHIN {AN EMULSIFIER}, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR], SUGAR, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SHELLAC), YELLOW MILK CHOCOLATE GEMS (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOY LECITHIN {AN EMULSIFIER}, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR], SUGAR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SHELLAC), PINK MILK CHOCOLATE GEMS (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOY LECITHIN {AN EMULSIFIER}, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR], SUGAR, RED 40 LAKE, RED 3, BLUE 2 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SHELLAC), LAVENDER MILK CHOCOLATE GEMS (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOY LECITHIN {AN EMULSIFIER}, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR], SUGAR, BLUE 2 LAKE, RED 40 LAKE, RED 3, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SHELLAC), GREEN MILK CHOCOLATE GEMS (MILK CHOCOLATE [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, DRY WHOLE MILK, SOY LECITHIN {AN EMULSIFIER}, SALT, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR], SUGAR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, GUM ARABIC, CORN SYRUP, SHELLAC), ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR (ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR), CANOLA OIL, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), SALT.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-06-21. Labels change; check the package.

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