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Deli Salads · barcode 00782796023530

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Papa John's Salads & Produce

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of deli salads show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

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
  • 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

Titanium dioxide (E171)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a color additive, up to 1% of the food's weight. Source
  • EU: Removed from approved list from 2022-08-07 Removed as a food additive in 2022; food made under the old rules could be sold until August 7, 2022. (Regulation (EU) 2022/63) 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

Typical for deli salads

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

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cabbage, raw: found in 27 of 27, average 5.51, highest 14 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 27 of 27, average 24.8, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cabbage, raw: found in 2 of 27, average 0.38, highest 6.6 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 2 of 27, average 0.32, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Mayonnaise, regular, bottled: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, boiled (w/out peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.38, highest 2 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)

TOMATOES, SHRIMP (FARM RAISED SHRIMP, SALT, AND SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE (RETAIN NATURAL MOISTURE ONLY)), IMITATION CRABMEAT (FISH PROTEIN (POLLOCK, COD, AND/OR PACIFIC WHITING) WATER, WHEAT STARCH, EGG WHITE, POTATO STARCH, SORBITOL, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, NATURAL CRAB CONCENTRATE& ARTIFICIAL COLORS, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, RICE WINE (WATER, SUGAR, ALCOHOL, RICE, SALT), CALCIUM CARBONATE, CARRAGEENAN, HYDROLYZED CORN, SOY & WHEAT PROTEIN, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE & GUANYLATE, CARMINE, COLOR ADDED), RED ONION, CUCUMBER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE (FILTERED WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM BISULFITE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), LEMON OIL), JALAPENO PEPPERS, LIME JUICE (100% LIME JUICE), CLAMATO (WATER, TOMATO CONCENTRATE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, ONION POWDER, ASCORBIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN COLOR), GARLIC POWDER, DRIED CLAM BROTH, VINEGAR, RED 40), HORSERADISH (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, PARSNIPS, HORSERADISH, SALT, SUGAR, FLAVORING, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (NATURAL MINERAL FOR COLOR)), CILANTRO, SALT, BLACK PEPPER.

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

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