Soda · barcode 00012000171789
Diet Cola
Diet Pepsi · Pepsi-Cola North America Inc.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- Recalls1 FDA recall name this barcode. Details
- Additives2 ingredients have a label or school-food rule in some states. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of soda show what's typical. See levels
- Others9 other soda products have lab results. Compare them
FDA recalls
- 2019-04-24 · Class III · Terminated The outer case indicates that the product contains Aspartame; however, the wrap on the individual cans state that the product is Aspartame free.Pepsico Inc: Diet Pepsi, Classic Diet Pepsi Taste; 12 fl. oz. cans; Sold in 6,12, 20, 24 and 36-packs 12-Pack UPC: 0 12000 17186 4: 20-Pack UPC: 0 12000 17184 0: 24-Pack Cube UPC: 0 12000 17185 7: 24-Pack Slab UPC: 0 12000 17178 9: 36-Pack UPC: 1 12000 17180 2 FDA record F-1287-2019
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-03-16). 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 soda
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 Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, cola, diet: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Carbonated beverage, lemon-lime, regular: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Carbonated beverage, cola, low-calorie: found in 6 of 20, average 1.66, highest 26 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Carbonated beverage, cola, regular: found in 3 of 20, average 0.2, 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)
CARBONATED WATER, CARAMEL COLOR, ASPARTAME, PHOSPHORIC ACID, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CAFFEINE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-03-16. Labels change; check the package.