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American Crafts LC · Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings · barcode 00718813182959

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red) and Red No. 3 (erythrosine), 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.
  • Additives2 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA has no comparable food in its tests.

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-03-16). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • 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.

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

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

Typical for baking decorations & dessert toppings

FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.

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)

SUGAR, ICING SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, CORN STARCH, CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE (SHELLAC), GLUCOSE SYRUP, CARNAUBA WAX, SOY LECITHIN, FOOD-STARCH MODIFIED (CORN). MAGNESIUM STEARATE, SALT, SILICON DIOXIDE, BEESWAX, GUM ARABIC, POLYSORBATE 60, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (FD&C RED 40, FD&C RED 3), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-03-16. Labels change; check the package.

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