Frozen Vegetables · barcode 00888670009970

Organic Peas

Wellsley Farms · BJ's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands

FDA recalls

• 2016-07-27 · Class I · Terminated Frozen Organic Peas product is recalled due to a potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.CRF Frozen Foods, LLC: Frozen Organic Premium Sweet Baby Peas, Organic by Nature brand, net wt. 5 lb. The UPC is 8 46358 00063 3. Frozen IQF Organic Premium Sweet Baby Peas, Organic by Nature brand, net wt. 4 lb. The UPC is 8 46358 00069 5. Frozen Organic Premium Quality Sweet Peas, Organic by Nature brand (Canada); net wet 2.5 kg. The UPC is 8 46358 00061 9. Frozen Organic Petite Green Peas, True Goodness by Meijer brand, net wt. 10 oz. The UPC is 7 13733 43099 9. Frozen Organic Peas, Wellsley Farms Organic, Net wt. 4 lb. The UPC is 8 88670 00997 0. ******************************************************************************************* Organic by Nature label bears cooking instructions and it is described below: MICROWAVE 1. Pour one quarter contents of bags into microwave safe dish with 1/4 cup water. 2. Cook covered on HIGH 3 minutes 3. Stir and continue cooking uncovered for 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through* 4. Season to taste and serve. STOVE TOP: 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into saucepan with ¿ cup water. 2. Heat to a boil over medium-high heat. 3. Stir, reduce heat to simmer and cover. 4. Maintain simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.* 5. Season to taste and serve. Meijer label bears preparation instructions and it is described below: MICROWAVE. DO NOT MICROWAVE IN BAG. 1) PLACE peas and 1/2 cup water in microwave-safe bowl. 2) COVER and microwave on HIGH 4 to 5 minutes. 3) CHECK that vegetables are cooked thoroughly. DRAIN. Wellsley Farms label bears cooking instructions and it is described below: STOVE TOP: 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into saucepan with ¿ cup water. 2. Heat to a boil over medium-high heat. 3. Stir, reduce heat to simmer and cover. 4. Maintain simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.* 5. Season to taste and serve. MICROWAVE: 1. Pour one quarter contents of bag into a microwave safe dish with 1/4 cup water. 2. Cook covered on HIGH 3 minutes. 3. Stir and continue cooking uncovered for 3 to 4 minutes or until heated through.* 4. Season to taste and serve. * *For food safety and best product quality cook to a temperature of 160¿F. Since microwave ovens may vary in power, these instructions are guidelines only. FDA record F-1760-2016

Typical for frozen vegetables

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

• Cadmium: typically 6.42 ppb (FDA, 60 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.7 kg (3.7 lb) a day; an adult at about 7.9 kg (17 lb).
  One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):

  6% of a toddler's daily limit

  1% of a adult's daily limit
• Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

• Lead in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
• Lead in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
• Lead in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
• Lead in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
• Cadmium in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 27 of 27, average 16.5, highest 84 ppb (2017-2020)
• Cadmium in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 26 of 27, average 2.49, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
• Cadmium in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 3, average 5.07, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
• Cadmium in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 2 of 3, average 1.57, highest 3.2 ppb (2018-2020)
• Mercury in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
• Mercury in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
• Mercury in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
• Mercury in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Corn, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
• Arsenic (total) in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
• Perchlorate in Broccoli, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 14 of 20, average 10.7, highest 102 ppb (2008-2012)
• Perchlorate in Corn, fresh/frozen, boiled: found in 0 of 20, all below 1 ppb (2008-2012)
• Perchlorate in Mixed vegetables, frozen, boiled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.23, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
• Perchlorate in Peas, green, frozen, boiled: found in 3 of 20, average 0.25, 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)

ORGANIC PEAS.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-08-31. Labels change; check the package.

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