Spam Canned Meat
- 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 meat show what's typical. See levels
- Others4 other meat products have lab results. Compare them
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)
- DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 13 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.
5 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 25% of them.One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- DEHT (DOTP): 121 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 149).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others5 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 1,045 ppb. This one is the lowest.
- BPA (bisphenol A): 17 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 20).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 44 kg (97 lb) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
5 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
Not found above the lab's limit: DEHP, BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), 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), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPS (bisphenol S), BPF (bisphenol F).
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: Classic Canned Meat, Classic Canned Meat (matched by brand and name).
Typical for meat
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Arsenic (total): typically 4.55 ppb (FDA, 54 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Beef steak, loin/sirloin, oven-roasted: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Beef steak, loin/sirloin, oven-roasted: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Beef steak, loin/sirloin, oven-roasted: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Beef steak, loin/sirloin, oven-roasted: found in 25 of 27, average 5.56, highest 21 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Beef, ground, pan-cooked: found in 24 of 27, average 4.06, highest 8.5 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Beef steak, loin/sirloin, broiled: found in 2 of 20, average 0.4, highest 6 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Beef, ground, regular, pan-cooked: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, 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. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.