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Pepperoni & Marinara

Blaser's Premium Cheeses · Comstock Creamery LLC

  • 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 cheese show what's typical. See levels
  • Others1 other cheese product has lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). 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 cheese

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 Cheese, American, processed: found in 1 of 3, average 2.1, highest 6.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cheese, Swiss: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Cheese, cheddar (sharp/mild): found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Cheese, mozzarella: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cheese, American, processed: found in 3 of 3, average 2.8, highest 3.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cheese, Swiss: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cheese, cheddar (sharp/mild): found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cheese, mozzarella: found in 3 of 27, average 0.23, highest 2.9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cheese, American, processed: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cheese, Swiss: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cheese, cheddar (sharp/mild): found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cheese, mozzarella: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cheese, American, processed: found in 3 of 3, average 8.2, highest 11 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cheese, Swiss: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cheese, cheddar (sharp/mild): found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cheese, mozzarella: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Cheese, American, processed: found in 20 of 20, average 12, highest 49 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cheese, Swiss, natural: found in 18 of 20, average 5.14, highest 17 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Cheese, cheddar, natural (sharp/mild): found in 18 of 20, average 7.05, highest 69 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)

PASTEURIZED MILK, PEPPERONI (PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: WATER, DEXTROSE, NATURAL SPICES, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, LACTIC ACID, STARTER CULTURE, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRATE, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID), CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED TOMATO POWDER, GRANULATED GARLIC, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CAYENNE PEPPER, ENZYME.

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

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