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Breads & Buns · barcode 00052417000135

Rye Bread

Russo's Bakery

  • 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 breads & buns show what's typical. See levels
  • Others3 other breads & buns products have lab results. Compare them

Additives with restrictions somewhere

From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2023-02-16). Recipes change, so check the package you have.

Potassium bromate

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows it in flour and bread. 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
  • 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

Bleached flour

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA allows bleached flour. 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: 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

DATEM (E472e)

  • US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. Source
  • EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E472e. (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

Typical for breads & buns

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 Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 5 of 27, average 0.91, highest 6.7 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 9 of 27, average 2.28, highest 23 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 20 of 27, average 3.88, highest 7.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Lead in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 3 of 27, average 0.79, highest 9.7 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 24.6, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 27.4, highest 37 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 29.9, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Cadmium in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 27 of 27, average 28.6, highest 39 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Mercury in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 1 of 27, average 0.04, highest 1 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Bread, white roll/bun (hamburger/hotdog): found in 27 of 27, average 5.74, highest 9.3 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Bread, white, enriched, pre-sliced: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 9 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in Bread, whole wheat, pre-sliced: found in 27 of 27, average 10.3, highest 18 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Arsenic (total) in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 26 of 27, average 5.06, highest 10 ppb (2017-2020)
  • Perchlorate in Bread, white, enriched: found in 12 of 20, average 2.55, highest 9 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in Bread, whole wheat: found in 15 of 20, average 2.7, highest 7 ppb (2008-2012)
  • Perchlorate in English muffin, plain, toasted: found in 15 of 20, average 5.36, highest 34.6 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)

WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, POTASSIUM BROMATE, ENZYME), WATER, RYE FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SUGAR, YEAST, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE), SOYBEAN OIL, DEFATTED ENZYME ACTIVE SOY FLOUR, DIACETYL TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO-DIGLYCERIDES (DATEM), ENZYME ACTIVE SOY FLOUR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR, CALCIUM SULFATE, POTASSIUM BROMATE, ENZYMES, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE.

From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2023-02-16. Labels change; check the package.

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