Powdered Drinks · barcode 00000004187206
Diet Iced Tea Mix
Lipton
- 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 powdered drinks show what's typical. See levels
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Aspartame (E951)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA approved it as a sweetener. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E951. (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
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
Typical for powdered drinks
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 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Fruit drink, from powder: found in 5 of 20, average 0.33, highest 2 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)
MALTODEXTRIN, MALIC ACID (PROVIDES TRARTNESS), INSTANT TEA POWDER, ASPARTAME* (SWEETENER), ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETNER), MAGNESIUM OXIDE (PREVENT CAKING), NATURAL FLAVOR, SWEETENED WITH A NUTRITIVE SWEETENER AND A NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.