Syrups & Molasses · barcode 00000003412505
Genuine Chocolate Flavor Syrup, Genuine Chocolate
Hershey's · The Hershey Company
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives2 ingredients have a label or school-food rule in some states. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of syrups & molasses show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-03-16). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Acesulfame potassium (E950)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E950. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Sucralose (E955)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E955. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- Louisiana: Banned in school meals from 2028-2029 school year Banned in Louisiana school food from the 2028-2029 school year (concession stands and vending machines exempt). (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
- Louisiana: Warning label required from 2028-01-01 Products containing it must carry a QR code disclosure from January 1, 2028. (SB 14, Act 463 (2025)) Source
Typical for syrups & molasses
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Syrup, pancake: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Syrup, pancake: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Syrup, pancake: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Syrup, pancake: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Syrup, pancake: found in 2 of 20, average 0.4, highest 6 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, Phthalates (plastic softeners), Phthalate substitutes, Bisphenols. That means nobody has published a test, not that these are absent.
Ingredients (from the label)
WATER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI*, GLYCERIN, ERYTHRITOL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM ACID SULFATE, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM, SALT. POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS). SOD UM BENZOATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, ZINC SULFATE, VITAMIN E ACETATE, NIACINAMIDE, BIOTIN.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-03-16. Labels change; check the package.