Deli Salads · barcode 00071763000132
Fresh Salads
Gunnoe's · R G Gunnoe Farms Inc.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- RecallsNo FDA recall lists this barcode.
- Additives3 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of deli salads 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.
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
Red No. 3 (erythrosine) (E127)
- US (FDA): Authorization revoked from 2027-01-15 FDA revoked its approval for food; food makers must stop using it by January 15, 2027 (ingested drugs by January 18, 2028). (90 FR 4628 (2025)) Source
- EU: Allowed On the EU's list of approved additives as E127. Only in cocktail and candied cherries and bigarreaux cherries. (Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008) Source
- California: Banned from 2027-01-01 Banned in food made, sold or distributed in California after January 1, 2027. (AB 418 (2023)) 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
Propylparaben (E216)
- US (FDA): Allowed FDA lists it as generally recognized as safe. 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
- 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 deli salads
FDA doesn't test this exact kind of food, so these are the closest foods it does test. Treat them as a rough guide.
- Cadmium: typically 14.3 ppb (FDA, 57 samples, 2017-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 1 kg (2.2 lb) a day; an adult at about 4.9 kg (11 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):10% of a toddler's daily limit2% of a adult's daily limit
- Lead, Mercury, Arsenic (total), Perchlorate: usually below 4 ppb, the lab's limit, in FDA's samples.
FDA samples behind these numbers
- Lead in Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Lead in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 4 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Cabbage, raw: found in 27 of 27, average 5.51, highest 14 ppb (2017-2020)
- Cadmium in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 27 of 27, average 24.8, highest 42 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Cabbage, raw: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Mercury in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 0 of 27, all below 1 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Cabbage, raw: found in 2 of 27, average 0.38, highest 6.6 ppb (2017-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Mayonnaise: found in 0 of 3, all below 3 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Potato, peeled, boiled: found in 2 of 27, average 0.32, highest 4.8 ppb (2017-2020)
- Perchlorate in Mayonnaise, regular, bottled: found in 1 of 20, average 0.05, highest 1 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Potato, boiled (w/out peel): found in 5 of 20, average 0.38, 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)
HAM (CURED IN WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE SODIUM ASCORBATE OR FLAVORINGS), SALT DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, VINEGAR, PAPRIKA, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA TO PROTECT FLAVOR), PICKLE CUBES BENZOATE AS A PRESERVATIVE, ALUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR CRACKER MEAL (ENRICHED FLOUR CONTAINING NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE FD&C RED #40, FD&C RED #3 AND 0. 1% PROPYLPARABEN AS PRESERVATIVE), SALT PEPPER.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.