Woolworths Cheesy Bolognese Pasta Bake 1kg
Woolworths New Zealand Limited · Pasta - Instant Meals · barcode 09400597033114
What stands out
Nothing stands out: no published lab test names this product, no FDA recall lists its barcode and no ingredient on file is banned anywhere we track. Not tested is not the same as clean.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- AdditivesNone of the additives we track appear in the ingredients.
- TypicalFDA's tests of pasta - instant meals show what's typical. See levels
Typical for pasta - instant meals
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Cadmium: typically 15.2 ppb (FDA, 9 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 960 g (34 oz) a day; an adult at about 4.5 kg (9.9 lb).One serving (250 g, from the label):26% of a toddler's daily limit6% of an 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 Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 11.1, highest 13 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 8.37, highest 15 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 3 of 3 samples, average 27.7, highest 32 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from boxed mix: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Soup, ramen noodles, prepared with water: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 3 samples, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Macaroni and cheese, prepared from box mix: found in 19 of 20 samples, average 3.5, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Soup, Oriental noodles (ramen noodles), prepared w/ water: found in 3 of 20 samples, average 0.2, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Spaghetti, enriched, boiled: found in 0 of 20 samples, all below 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)
Water, Beef, Diced Tomato (Tomato, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Cheese (Milk, Salt, Starter Culture, Enzyme, Anti Caking Agent (Cellulose), Preservative (Sorbic Acid)), Penne Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Tomato Paste, Textured Vegetable Protein (Soy), Onion, Thickener, Beef Stock Powder, Salt, Sugar, Herb, Garlic, Spice
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2022-05-23. Labels change; check the package.