Harry & David Savory Snack Mix, Mesa Verde, Sweet And Spicy, Cheddar Cheese

Harry and David · Other Snacks · barcode 00780994838727

What stands out

From the label
The ingredients list Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow), which is banned or not approved in West Virginia from 2028-01-01. Details

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 other snacks show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-05-25). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Yellow No. 6 (Sunset Yellow) (E110)

US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 6 as a certified color additive. Source
EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E110, 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
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
West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (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

Typical for other snacks

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

Cadmium: typically 36.3 ppb (FDA, 12 samples, 2018-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 340 g (12 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).
One serving (1/4 cup, 30 g, from the label):
9% of a toddler's daily limit
2% of an adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3, average 2.13, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 1 of 3, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
Lead in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 1 of 3, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Chips, potato: found in 3 of 3, average 130, highest 200 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Chips, tortilla: found in 3 of 3, average 2, highest 2.2 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 3, average 6.03, highest 6.2 ppb (2018-2020)
Cadmium in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 3 of 3, average 36.3, highest 42 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Chips, potato: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Mercury in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3, average 1.33, highest 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chips, tortilla: found in 1 of 3, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 2 of 3, average 3.73, highest 6 ppb (2018-2020)
Perchlorate in Corn/tortilla chips: found in 1 of 20, average 0.1, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 20, average 0.45, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Potato chips: found in 11 of 20, average 2.23, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 8 of 19, average 1.62, highest 10 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)

MESA VERDE SNACK MIX INGREDIENTS: CORN NUGGETS (CORN, CANOLA OIL, SEA SALT), PEANUTS, PEPITAS, SUNFLOWER KERNELS (HULLED), PEANUT OIL, HOT & SPICY SEASONING (SALT, CHILI POWDER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, TOMATO POWDER, JALAPENO PEPPER POWDER, SPICE, YEAST EXTRACT, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA [FOR COLOR]).,SWEET AND SPICY SNACK MIX INGREDIENTS: SPICY PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SALT, DEXTROSE, SPICES, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CALCIUM SILICATE, PEANUT OIL), HONEY ROASTED PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SUGAR, HONEY, CALCIUM STEARATE, PEANUT OIL, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM, SALT), BUTTER TOFFEE PEANUTS (PEANUTS, SUGAR, SALT, BUTTER [PASTEURIZED CREAM (MILK), NATURAL FLAVORING]), HONEY SESAME STICKS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, SESAME SEEDS, SUGAR, WHEAT STARCH, HONEY, BULGUR WHEAT, MALTODEXTRIN, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, FOR COLOR [BEET POWDER, TURMERIC]), CAJUN SESAME STICKS (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, SESAME SEEDS, BULGUR WHEAT, SALT, SPICES, PAPRIKA [FOR COLOR], DEHYDRATED ONIONS, TORULA YEAST, GREEN BELL PEPPER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, FOR COLOR [PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, BEET POWDER, TURMERIC]), CORN NUTS (CORN, CORN OIL, SALT).,CHEDDAR CHEESE SNACK MIX INGREDIENTS: CRACKER (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SPICES, ANNATTO EXTRACT [FOR COLOR]), NACHO CORN STICKS (YELLOW CORN MASA, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, NACHO SEASONING [DEHYDRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES), RICE FLOUR, TOMATO POWDER, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, WHEY, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 6 LAKE, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA (FOR COLOR), DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE]), CHEDDAR SESAME STICKS (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WITH MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, BULGUR WHEAT, SESAME SEEDS, CHEESE POWDER [CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, ENZYMES), WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTOSE, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS), ANNATTO (FOR COLOR], CITRIC ACID), PRETZELS (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALT, SOYBEAN OIL), CORN NUGGETS (CORN, CANOLA AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL, SEA SALT), MALTODEXTRIN, SWEET CREAM SOLIDS, AUTOLYZED YEAST, YEAST EXTRACT, DEHYDRATED BUTTER (CREAM, ANNATTO [FOR COLOR], LACTIC ACID), PEANUT OIL.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-05-25. Labels change; check the package.

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