Spoon Scout

Frozen Prepared Sides · barcode 00812177030267

Seasoned Potato Wedges, Seasoned

Mattfield Farms · Metro Foods, 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 frozen prepared sides show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-12-22). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Potassium bromate

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it in flour and bread. Source
  • EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) 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

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. 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: 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 frozen prepared sides

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 Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 9 of 27, average 2.32, highest 12 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.56, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 43, highest 66 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 57.9, highest 100 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potato, with peel, baked: found in 19 of 27, average 4.31, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 23 of 27, average 3.97, highest 6.4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20, average 3.5, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, baked (w/ peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.53, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Potato, french-fried, fast-food: found in 14 of 20, average 6.68, highest 19 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)

POTATO. PRE-DUST MIX: WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, POTASSIUM BROMATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), POTATO FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL AS A PROCESSING AID), SPLICE, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, ONION POWDER. BATTER: WATER, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WHEAT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), SPICES, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SOYBEAN OIL, GUAR GUM, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL AND/ OR COTTONSEED OIL.

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

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