Alcohol · barcode 00043000082201
Cherry Drink Mix, Cherry
Kool-aid · Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- Recalls1 FDA recall name this barcode. Details
- Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of alcohol show what's typical. See levels
FDA recalls
- 2021-12-22 · Class II · Terminated potential for glass and metal in productKRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY: Kool-Aid cherry drink mix powder 19 oz. UPC 043000953532 19 oz. UPC 043000034163 63 oz. UPC 043000082201 FDA record F-0327-2022
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-06-29). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
Red No. 40 (Allura Red) (E129)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows Red No. 40 as a certified color additive. Source
- EU: Allowed with warning label Allowed as E129, 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
BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) (E321)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E321. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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 alcohol
What FDA found when it bought and tested this kind of food across the US. These are not tests of this product.
- Lead: typically 4.35 ppb (FDA, 12 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches FDA's daily limit at about 480 g (17 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.9 kg (4.2 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):21% of a toddler's daily limit5% of a adult's daily limit
- Arsenic (total): typically 5.05 ppb (FDA, 12 samples, 2018-2020). No US agency limit we can cite.
- Inorganic arsenic: typically 11.5 ppb (FDA, 2 samples, 2019-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 78 g (2.8 oz) a day; an adult at about 370 g (13 oz).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):▲ 1.3× a toddler's daily limit27% of a adult's daily limit
- Cadmium, Mercury, Perchlorate: usually below 1 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Alcohol, distilled, whiskey/scotch: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Beer: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Wine, red: found in 3 of 3, average 5.27, highest 7.1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Wine, white: found in 3 of 3, average 13, highest 15 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Alcohol, distilled, whiskey/scotch: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Beer: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Wine, red: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Wine, white: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Alcohol, distilled, whiskey/scotch: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Beer: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Wine, red: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Wine, white: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Alcohol, distilled, whiskey/scotch: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Beer: found in 2 of 3, average 2.07, highest 3.5 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Wine, red: found in 3 of 3, average 5.5, highest 6.7 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Wine, white: found in 3 of 3, average 11.3, highest 12 ppb (2018-2020)
- Inorganic arsenic in Wine, white: found in 2 of 2, average 11.5, highest 11.9 ppb (2019-2020)
- Perchlorate in Beer: found in 2 of 20, average 0.15, 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)
SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, RED 40, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MALTODEXTRIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, BHT (PRESERVES FRESHNESS)
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-06-29. Labels change; check the package.