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Punjabi Mix
Bombay Kitchen · Bombay Kitchen Foods, Inc.
- Lab testsNo lab has published results for this exact product.
- Recalls1 FDA recall name this barcode. Details
- Additives2 ingredients are banned or unapproved somewhere. Which
- TypicalFDA's tests of other snacks show what's typical. See levels
FDA recalls
- 2026-04-29 · Class II · Terminated Product(s) contain undeclared colors, FD&C Yellow #6 and FD&C Red #40Ethnic Foods Inc: Bombay Kitchen brand Punjabi Mix; Net Wt 9oz (255g); INGREDIENTS: Chickpea Flour, Water, Non-GMO Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Chana Dal (Split Bengal Gram), Brown Lentils (Masoor), Chickpeas, Rice Flakes, Puffed Rice, Spices, Sugar, Peanuts, Raisins, Yogurt (pasteurized Grade A Milk and Cultures), Green Chilli, Salt, FD&C tomato Color and Citric Acid; CONTAINS: Peanuts, Milk; CAUTION: May Contain Traces of Peanuts, Cashews and/or Tree Nuts; Manufactured by Bombay Kitchen Foods Port Washington, NY 11050 FDA record H-0670-2026
Additives with restrictions somewhere
From the ingredient list on file (label data dated 2021-10-28). Recipes change, so check the package you have.
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
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
Typical for other snacks
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 36.3 ppb (FDA, 12 samples, 2018-2020).
A toddler reaches EPA's daily limit at about 340 g (12 oz) a day; an adult at about 1.6 kg (3.5 lb).One serving (100 g (3½ oz)):29% of a toddler's daily limit6% 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 Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3, average 2.13, highest 6.4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 1 of 3, average 2.17, highest 6.5 ppb (2018-2020)
- Lead in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 1 of 3, average 1.4, highest 4.2 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Chips, potato: found in 3 of 3, average 130, highest 200 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Chips, tortilla: found in 3 of 3, average 2, highest 2.2 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 3, average 6.03, highest 6.2 ppb (2018-2020)
- Cadmium in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 3 of 3, average 36.3, highest 42 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Chips, potato: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Chips, tortilla: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Mercury in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 0 of 3, all below 1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Chips, potato: found in 1 of 3, average 1.33, highest 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Chips, tortilla: found in 1 of 3, average 1.03, highest 3.1 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 0 of 3, all below 4 ppb (2018-2020)
- Arsenic (total) in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 2 of 3, average 3.73, highest 6 ppb (2018-2020)
- Perchlorate in Corn/tortilla chips: found in 1 of 20, average 0.1, highest 2 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Popcorn, microwave, butter-flavored: found in 3 of 20, average 0.45, highest 5 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Potato chips: found in 11 of 20, average 2.23, highest 8 ppb (2008-2012)
- Perchlorate in Pretzels, hard, salted: found in 8 of 19, average 1.62, highest 10 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)
CHICKPEAS FLOUR, CORN OIL, SPLIT GRAM PEAS, RED LENTILS WHOLE, PUFFED RICE, RICE FLAKES, CASHEWS, PEANUTS, RAISINS, CARAWAY SEEDS, SALT, SUGAR, BLACK PEPPER, CHILLY POWDER, PAPRIKA, SPICES, AND FD&C YELLOW #5/#6, RED #40.
From USDA FoodData Central, label dated 2021-10-28. Labels change; check the package.