Wendy's Crispy Chicken Nuggets

Lab tests18 chemicals measured in this product. See results
RecallsNo barcode on file, so recalls can't be matched to it.
AdditivesNo ingredient list on file.
TypicalFDA's tests of restaurant and fast food show what's typical. See levels
Others34 other restaurant and fast food products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-07-21)

DEHP: 24 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 34). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 13 kg (29 lb) a day of this; an adult at about 58 kg (130 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
35 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 24 ppb. This one is higher than about 53% of them.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 11 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need more than 100 kg a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult more than 100 kg.
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
under 1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
35 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 44% of them.
DEHT (DOTP): 670 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 1,100). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
35 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 88 ppb. This one is higher than about 74% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate), DEP (diethyl phthalate), DMP (dimethyl phthalate), DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPS (bisphenol S), BPF (bisphenol F), BPA (bisphenol A).

ppb = parts per billion. "Below the lab's limit" means the lab could not measure it reliably, not that it is absent.

Typical for restaurant and fast food

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 20.8 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 680 g (24 oz) a day; an adult at about 3.2 kg (7.1 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
15% of a toddler's daily limit
3% of a adult's daily limit
Arsenic (total): typically 2.03 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
Perchlorate: typically 2.83 ppb (FDA, 60 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 2 kg (4.4 lb) a day; an adult at about 9.5 kg (21 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
5% of a toddler's daily limit
1% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Mercury: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Chicken breast, fried with skin, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.29, highest 7.8 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.16, highest 4.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 2 of 27, average 0.32, highest 4.6 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 1 of 27, average 0.56, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Chicken breast, fried with skin, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 3.78, highest 5.8 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 5.7, highest 8.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 20.6, highest 25 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 27 of 27, average 57.9, highest 100 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Chicken breast, fried with skin, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chicken breast, fried with skin, fast-food: found in 5 of 27, average 0.61, highest 4.1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 4 of 27, average 0.56, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Pizza, cheese, fast-food: found in 25 of 27, average 3.74, highest 6 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Potatoes, French fries, fast-food: found in 23 of 27, average 3.97, highest 6.4 ppb (2017-2020)
Perchlorate in Chicken breast, fried, fast-food (w/ skin): found in 10 of 20, average 5.42, highest 36 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Chicken nuggets, fast-food: found in 13 of 20, average 3.42, highest 12.5 ppb (2008-2012)
Perchlorate in Potato, french-fried, fast-food: found in 14 of 20, average 6.68, highest 19 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. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.

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