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Crackers & Biscotti · barcode 00808772044624

Biscotti, Double Chocolate

Cucina Toscana · La Collina Toscana Inc.

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

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-12-22). 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 crackers & biscotti

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 Crackers, butter-type: found in 1 of 3, average 2.43, highest 7.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Crackers, cheese: found in 3 of 3, average 4.83, highest 5.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Crackers, graham: found in 1 of 3, average 2.5, highest 7.5 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Crackers, saltine: found in 1 of 3, average 1.37, highest 4.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Crackers, butter-type: found in 3 of 3, average 35.7, highest 43 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Crackers, cheese: found in 3 of 3, average 21.7, highest 25 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Crackers, graham: found in 3 of 3, average 43.3, highest 49 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Crackers, saltine: found in 3 of 3, average 28, highest 35 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Crackers, butter-type: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Crackers, cheese: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Crackers, graham: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Crackers, saltine: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Crackers, butter-type: found in 3 of 3, average 7.6, highest 7.9 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Crackers, cheese: found in 2 of 3, average 3.13, highest 6.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Crackers, graham: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Crackers, saltine: found in 3 of 3, average 3.5, highest 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Crackers, butter-type: found in 16 of 20, average 10.2, highest 37 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Crackers, graham: found in 8 of 20, average 1.34, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Crackers, saltine: found in 5 of 20, average 0.57, highest 3 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)

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, EGGS, MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF WHEY SOLIDS, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, BHA & BHT ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND VITAMIN D3 ADDED, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR], SOYBEAN OIL, CHOCOLATE FLAVORED CHIPS [SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, NATURAL COCOA POWDER, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SALT, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER), AND VANILLIN (AN ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR)], NATURAL COCOA POWDER, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, VANILLA.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-12-22. Labels change; check the package.

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