Ben & Jerry's Vanilla Ice Cream

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 ice cream & frozen yogurt show what's typical. See levels
Others2 other ice cream & frozen yogurt products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEP (diethyl phthalate): 10 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 17). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at 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
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
DEHP: found in 2 of 4 samples (highest 31 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 9.7 kg (21 lb) a day to reach EPA's daily limit; an adult about 45 kg (99 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
1% of a toddler's daily limit
under 1% of a adult's daily limit
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 14 ppb. This one is the lowest.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 2 of 4 samples (highest 27 ppb). Even at the highest sample, a toddler would need about 56 kg (120 lb) 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
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the lowest.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): found in 1 of 4 samples (highest 14 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the lowest.
DEHA: 23.5 ppb (found in 4 of 4, highest 28). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at more than 100 kg a day of this; an adult at 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

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 21 ppb. This one is the highest.
DEHT (DOTP): 72 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 163). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 70 ppb. This one is the highest.
BPF (bisphenol F): 1.65 ppb (found in 3 of 4, highest 2.3). No US agency limit we can cite. 3 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 1 ppb. This one is the highest.

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

Barcoded products this likely is: Vanilla Ice Cream, Vanilla (matched by brand and name).

Typical for ice cream & frozen yogurt

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

Perchlorate: typically 7 ppb (FDA, 19 samples, 2008-2012). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) a day; an adult at about 7.2 kg (16 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
6% of a toddler's daily limit
1% of a adult's daily limit
Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total): usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.

FDA samples behind these numbers

Lead in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 18 of 27, average 3.96, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Lead in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.15, highest 4 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 27 of 27, average 7.27, highest 15 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Cadmium in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 9 of 27, average 0.45, highest 2.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Mercury in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 0 of 26, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, chocolate: found in 4 of 27, average 0.49, highest 3.4 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Ice cream, vanilla: found in 0 of 27, all below 3 ppb (2017-2020)
Arsenic (total) in Yogurt, frozen, vanilla: found in 1 of 26, average 0.13, highest 3.3 ppb (2017-2020)
Perchlorate in Ice cream, regular, vanilla: found in 19 of 19, average 6.81, highest 12 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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