Cracker from 1952 Korean War Rations

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 has no comparable food in its tests.
Others8 other historical samples (decades old) products have lab results. Compare them

Lab results for this product

Measured in this product PlasticList (2024)

DEP (diethyl phthalate): 21,214 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 57,652). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 570 g (20 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 2.6 kg (5.7 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
18% of a toddler's daily limit
4% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 135 ppb. This one is the highest.
DMP (dimethyl phthalate): 1,629 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 1,873). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 14 ppb. This one is the highest.
DCHP (dicyclohexyl phthalate): 555 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 2,287). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
DEHP: 559 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest 4,006). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 540 g (19 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
19% of a toddler's daily limit
4% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 210 ppb. This one is higher than about 63% of them.
DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate): 60,000 ppb (found in 3 of 3, highest over 60,000). A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 25 g (0.88 oz) a day of this; an adult at about 120 g (4.2 oz).
One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):
▲ 4× a toddler's daily limit
● 86% of a adult's daily limit

Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is 177 ppb. This one is the highest.
DIBP (diisobutyl phthalate): 73 ppb (found in 2 of 3, highest 265). No US agency limit we can cite.
Among tested products of this kind (ppb, log scale): this one others
9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is the highest.
BPF (bisphenol F): found in 1 of 3 samples (highest 21 ppb). No US agency limit we can cite. 9 tested products of this kind: the middle one is below the lab's limit. This one is higher than about 25% of them.

Not found above the lab's limit: DINP (diisononyl phthalate), DNOP (di-n-octyl phthalate), DNHP (di-n-hexyl phthalate), DIDP (diisodecyl phthalate), BBP (benzyl butyl phthalate), DEHT (DOTP), DEHA, DINCH, DIDA (diisodecyl adipate), BPA (bisphenol A), BPS (bisphenol S).

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

Typical for historical samples (decades old)

FDA's Total Diet Study has no food close enough to this one to give a fair typical level.

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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