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May's Char Siu Hawaiian Style Boneless And Skinless Chicken Thighs, Char Siu

Palama Holdings LLC · Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey · barcode 00812916003132

What stands out

  • From the label

    The ingredients list Red No. 40 (Allura Red) and Red No. 3 (erythrosine), which have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Details

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients have stricter rules elsewhere. Strictest: US (FDA) ban from 2027; EU warning label. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of frozen poultry, chicken & turkey show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2022-05-23). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Rules that apply to more than one of these

  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.
  • 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. Applies to all of them.

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

Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Typical for frozen poultry, chicken & turkey

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 Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 1 of 27 samples, average 0.27, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 1 of 27 samples, average 0.16, highest 4.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 6 of 27 samples, average 0.37, highest 2.5 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 27 of 27 samples, average 5.7, highest 8.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 4 of 27 samples, average 0.21, highest 1.9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 15 of 27 samples, average 0.85, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27 samples, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken breast, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 7 of 27 samples, average 1.11, highest 6.1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 4 of 27 samples, average 0.56, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted, skin removed: found in 3 of 27 samples, average 0.51, highest 5.8 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Turkey, ground, pan-cooked: found in 14 of 27 samples, average 5.54, highest 48 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken breast, oven-roasted (skin removed): found in 6 of 20 samples, average 0.85, highest 12 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 13 of 20 samples, average 3.42, highest 12.5 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Chicken thigh, oven-roasted (skin removed): found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.85, highest 13 ppb (2008-2012)

Left out of the summary above: Perchlorate. FDA measured it in only some of these foods, so the result describes those foods, not the whole kind.

"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)

BONELESS CHICKEN THIGH, CHAR SIU SEASONING [SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID), SPICES, YEAST EXTRACT, HONEY SOLIDS, GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM DIACETATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SESAME OIL, RED 40 LAKE, RED 3, NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICONE DIOXIDE TO PREVENT CAKING], WATER.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-05-23. Labels change; check the package.

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