Whole Foods Wild Caught Salmon
- 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 fish & seafood show what's typical. See levels
- Others3 other fish & seafood products have lab results. Compare them
Lab results for this product
Measured in this product PlasticList (2024-08-29)
- DEHP: 10 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 12).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 30 kg (66 lb) a day of this; an adult at more than 100 kg.
4 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 67% 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): 625 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 917).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others4 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 625 ppb. This one is higher than about 33% of them.
- DEHA: found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 17 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.
4 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 67% of them.One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):under 1% of a toddler's daily limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limit
- BPS (bisphenol S): 6 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 19).
No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others4 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 2.6 ppb. This one is the highest.
- BPA (bisphenol A): 1.2 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 1.5).
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 limitunder 1% of a adult's daily limitAmong tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others4 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 1.1 ppb. This one is higher than about 67% of them.
Not found above the lab's limit: 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), DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate), DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), 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: Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon, Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon (matched by brand and name).
Typical for fish & seafood
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Mercury: typically 26.2 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 51 g (1.8 oz) a day; an adult at about 240 g (8.5 oz).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):▲ 2× a toddler's daily limit42% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 1,270 ppb (FDA, 108 samples, 2017-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Perchlorate: typically 8 ppb (FDA, 40 samples, 2008-2012).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 570 g (20 oz) a day; an adult at about 2.7 kg (6 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):18% of a toddler's daily limit4% of a adult's daily limit
- Lead, Cadmium: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Cod, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 14 of 27, average 4.87, highest 28 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Tilapia, baked: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Cod, baked: found in 16 of 27, average 2.19, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 13 of 27, average 1.6, highest 11 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 18 of 27, average 5.69, highest 36 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Tilapia, baked: found in 1 of 27, average 0.06, highest 1.5 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Cod, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 83.4, highest 140 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 20.8, highest 46 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 7.19, highest 17 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Tilapia, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 6.68, highest 20 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Cod, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 4,915, highest 10,900 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 376, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Shrimp, pre-cooked, shells removed, no tails: found in 27 of 27, average 358, highest 1,400 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Tilapia, baked: found in 27 of 27, average 117, highest 290 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Salmon, steaks/fillets, baked: found in 4 of 20, average 0.88, highest 12.1 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Shrimp, boiled: found in 18 of 20, average 36, highest 147 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.