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Butter & Spread · barcode 00050100503505

Lard

Armour Star · Conagra Brands, Inc.

  • Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
  • RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
  • Additives1 ingredient is banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
  • TypicalFDA's tests of butter & spread 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.

BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) (E320)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it as a preservative. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E320. For limited uses. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) 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
  • 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 butter & spread

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 Butter, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Lead in Margarine, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Butter, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Cadmium in Margarine, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Butter, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Mercury in Margarine, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Butter, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Margarine, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Butter, regular (salted): found in 2 of 20, average 0.15, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Margarine, regular (salted): found in 1 of 20, average 0.1, 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)

LARD AND HYDROGENATED LARD, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE AND CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.

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