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Blue Crab Pie

Van Cleve Seafood · The Van Cleve Seafood Co.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives4 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of other frozen desserts 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.

Partially hydrogenated oils

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked FDA determined in 2015 that they are no longer generally recognized as safe; makers had to remove them, with final compliance dates in 2018-2020. Labels on file may predate that. (80 FR 34650 (2015)) 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

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

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

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

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

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 other frozen desserts

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 Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 1 of 3, average 2.1, highest 6.3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.15, highest 4 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 3 of 3, average 2.83, highest 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Sorbet, fruit-flavored: found in 1 of 3, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Popsicle, fruit-flavored: found in 3 of 19, average 0.16, highest 1 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)

BLUE CRAB MEAT, MAYONNAISE (PURE SOYA, CANOLA OIL, EGG YOLKS, VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM DISODIUM, EDTA [TO PROTECT QUALITY]), PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK, PIE DOUGH (ENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED LARD WITH BHA AND BHT TO PROTECT FLAVOR, WHEAT STARCH, WATER. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, RICE FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM PROPIONATE [PRESERVATIVES], CITRIC ACID, YELLOW 5, RED 40.), PASTEURIZED WHOLE EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID [TO PRESERVE COLOR], 0.15% WATER ADDED AS A CARRIER FOR CITRIC ACID), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, VINEGAR, ENZYMES, SALT), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES,, ANNATTO COLOR, POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), SEAFOOD SEASONING BLEND (SALT, GROUND MUSTARD, GROUND CELERY SEED, GROUND RED PEPPER, PAPRIKA, WHOLE THYME, CRUSHED RED PEPPER), PIE DOUGH (UNBLEACHED, UNBROMATED WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PALM FRUIT AND CANOLA OILS, WHEAT STARCH, WATER, SUGAR, CULTURED WHEY STARCH, CULTURED WHEY, SALT, DEXTROSE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, RICE FLOUR.)

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

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