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Non Alcoholic Beverages Ready to Drink · barcode 00012000000850

Mtn Dew Soda 12 Fluid Ounce Can

Mtn Dew · Pepsico Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of non alcoholic beverages ready to drink show what's typical. See levels

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-03-19). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) (E443)

  • US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2024-08-02 FDA revoked its authorization for food, effective August 2, 2024. (89 FR 55040 (2024)) Source
  • EU: Not authorised Not on the EU's list of approved food additives (checked against the version in force on 18 August 2026). (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex II) Source
  • California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) Source

Yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) (E102)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Yellow No. 5 as a certified color additive. Source
  • EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E102, but foods containing it must say it "may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children." (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Annex V) Source
  • California: Banned in school meals from 2027-12-31 Banned in food and drinks offered in California public schools from December 31, 2027. (AB 2316 (2024)) Source
  • West Virginia: Banned from 2028-01-01 Food containing it is treated as adulterated in West Virginia from January 1, 2028. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
  • West Virginia: Banned in school meals from 2025-08-01 Banned in West Virginia school meals since August 1, 2025. (HB 2354 (2025)) Source
  • Texas: Warning label required from 2027-01-01 Labels developed on or after January 1, 2027 must warn that the product contains an ingredient not recommended for consumption in Australia, Canada, the EU or the UK. (SB 25 (2025)) 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 non alcoholic beverages ready to drink

FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.

FDA samples behind these numbers
  • Lead in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled: found in 1 of 3, average 0.4, highest 1.2 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beverage, energy: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Beverage, sports: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit drink (5% - 25% juice), canned or bottled: found in 1 of 3, average 0.37, highest 1.1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled: found in 2 of 3, average 0.9, highest 1.4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit drink (10% juice), canned or bottled: found in 4 of 20, average 0.2, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Fruit juice blend (100% juice), canned/bottled: found in 10 of 20, average 1.22, highest 4 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)

Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Concentrated Orange Juice, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Erythorbic Acid (Preserves Freshness), Gum Arabic, Calcium Disodium EDTA (to Protect Flavor), Brominated Vegetable Oil, Yellow 5.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-03-19. Labels change; check the package.

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