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Soda

Diet Mtn Dew

  • 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 soda show what's typical. See levels
  • Others9 other soda products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2019-04-01). 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

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

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 soda

What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.

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, CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRUS PECTIN, POTASSIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), ASPARTAME, POTASSIUM CITRATE, CAFFEINE, SODIUM CITRATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, GUM ARABIC, SODIUM, BENZOATE (PRESERVES FRESHNESS), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL, YELLOW 5.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2019-04-01. Labels change; check the package.

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