Spoon Scout

Pickles, Olives, Peppers & Relishes · barcode 00717887942032

Italian Sandwich Salad Combo

Gretchen's · Schwartz Brothers Bakery

  • 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 pickles, olives, peppers & relishes show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-06-17). 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 pickles, olives, peppers & relishes

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 Olives, black, pitted: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Pickles, dill, cucumber: found in 2 of 3, average 4.6, highest 9.8 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Olives, black, pitted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Pickles, dill, cucumber: found in 3 of 3, average 1.13, highest 1.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Olives, black, pitted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Pickles, dill, cucumber: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Olives, black, pitted: found in 1 of 3, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Pickles, dill, cucumber: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Black olives: found in 4 of 19, average 0.95, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Dill cucumber pickles: found in 17 of 20, average 3.19, highest 13 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)

SALAD: COOKED PASTA (WATER, PENNE PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA {ENRICHED WITH IRON (FERROUS SULFATE) AND B VITAMINS (NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)}]), DRESSING (ITALIAN DRESSING [SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SEASONING BLEND {SUGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, DEHYDRATED ONION, SPICES, CARRAGEENAN GUM, CELLULOSE, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS}, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE {PRESERVATIVE}], PESTO [CANOLA OIL, BASIL, PARMESAN CHEESE {PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, GARLIC, WATER, RICE VINEGAR, SALT, BLACK PEPPER], MAYONNAISE [EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLK, WATER, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT SPICE {MUSTARD FLOUR}, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE], CHAMPAGNE VINEGAR [WHITE WINE VINEGAR, SULFITES]), WATER, ROASTED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, CANOLA OIL, GARLIC, VINEGAR, SALT, HERBS), FARRO, ARUGULA, SANDWICH: BREAD (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, ORGANIC HONEY, ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC CULTURED WHEAT [FOR FRESHNESS] AND ASCORBIC ACID [CONDITIONER], ORGANIC BARLEY MALT, YEAST), HAM (HAM, CONTAINS UP TO 5% SOLUTION OF WATER, SALT, TURBINADO SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE), TURKEY (TURKEY BREAST MEAT, TURKEY BROTH, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, ENZYMES, SALT), PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 25 OR LESS OF WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), PESTO SPREAD (MAYONNAISE [EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WHOLE EGGS AND EGG YOLK, WATER, DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, SPICE {MUSTARD FLOUR}, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE], BASIL, OLIVE OIL, PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], GARLIC, SALT, BLACK PEPPER), LETTUCE.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-06-17. Labels change; check the package.

Compare with another product