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Cookies & Biscuits · barcode 00850697002524

Assorted Cookies, Assorted

Mac'ma · American Representative Corp.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives5 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of cookies & biscuits show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-07-13). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, 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

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

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

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

Blue No. 2 (indigotine) (E132)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Blue No. 2 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E132. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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

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 cookies & biscuits

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 Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 3 of 3, average 7.57, highest 10 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 13.4, highest 24 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 3 of 3, average 48.3, highest 68 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 18.3, highest 25 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Cookies, sugar: found in 3 of 3, average 15.7, highest 18 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 1 of 3, average 0.57, highest 1.7 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 1 of 3, average 0.53, highest 1.6 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, chocolate chip: found in 2 of 3, average 3.43, highest 5.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, sandwich, with crème filling: found in 3 of 3, average 5.6, highest 7.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Cookies, sugar: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Chocolate chip cookies: found in 6 of 20, average 0.53, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sandwich cookies w/ creme filling: found in 5 of 20, average 0.6, highest 3 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Sugar cookies: found in 13 of 19, average 3.07, highest 15.4 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)

CRISPY WAFER FAN: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR ([WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], SUGAR, EGG, COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6. CREAM COOKIE: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)), SUGAR, MILKFAT, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SKIM MILK, EGG, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY FLOUR, EMULSIFIER (MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6. WAFFER CREAM: FILLING (68%): HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILK, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, PEANUTS, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR AND SALT. WAFERS (32%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA), SALT, YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6. LADY'S FINGER: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], EGG, SUGAR, EMULSIFIER (MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA AND MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE) AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. LECHE COOKIE: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY FLOUR, HONEY, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR AND SOY LECITHIN. CHOCOLATE CANASTA: COOKIE (85%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SKIM MILK, COCOA, MILKFAT, COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), EGG, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), RED 40, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 5, BLUE 2 AND YELLOW 6. FILLING (15%): SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, PEANUTS, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, RED 40 AND PHOSPHORIC ACID. CUADRO: COOKIE (85%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SUGAR, SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), EGG, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY FLOUR, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6. FILLING (15%) : SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILKFAT, MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, PEANUTS, SALT AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. COLOMBINA: STRAWBERRY FLAVOR FILLING (58%): SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, PEANUT, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, RED 40 AND PHOSPHORIC ACID. WAFERS (42%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)], COCONUT OIL (TBHQ AS PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA), SALT, YELLOW 6 AND YELLOW 5. BRICELET: FILLING (58%): SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), COCOA, MILK, PEANUTS AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS. COOKIE (42%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)), SOY LECITHIN, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, BLUE 2, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA) AND SALT. MEDALLION: UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)), HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SUGAR, MILK, MILKFAT, SKIM MILK, COCONUT, PEANUTS, MALTODEXTRIN, EGG, COCOA, SOY FLOUR, SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 6 AND YELLOW 5. MAY CONTAIN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: GOLF LIME, CRICKET STRAWBERRY OR CAF COOKIE (85%) : UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, FOLIC ACID, IRON, THIAMINE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2) AND NIACIN (VITAMIN B3)), SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), EGG, SKIM MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, SOY FLOUR, SALT, LEAVENING (AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), COCONUT, MILKFAT, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, YELLOW 5 AND YELLOW 6. LIME FLAVOR FILLING (15%): HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), SUGAR, MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, PEANUTS, SALT AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. STRAWBERRY FLAVOR FILLING (15%) : SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, RED 40 AND PHOSPHORIC ACID, COFFEE FLAVOR FILLING (15%) : SUGAR, HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL (BHA AND BHT AS PRESERVATIVES), MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, COFFEE, SALT AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS WHEAT, PEANUTS, SOY, MILK, EGG, COCONUT AND

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-07-13. Labels change; check the package.

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