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PACE
CSWH grade A (97)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 96.7391.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | A (92) | Tier A: 0 of 46 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 6 of 46 products (DATEM) · B (78) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (2 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
No FDA recall matched to this brand.
Store-brand and co-packer recalls count on a brand only when a UPC in the recall matches one of its products.
Ingredients on our watch list
DATEM Tier B in 6 of 46 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(15): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 2 of 46 products
IARC classifies "Nitrate or nitrite (ingested) under conditions that result in endogenous nitrosation" in Group 2A (IARC Monographs Vol. 94 (2010): Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite). Shown only; not part of the grade.
Products (6)
- BOLD SOUTHWEST FLAVOR STREET STYLE CORN, BOLD SOUTHWEST · UPC 41565276844 · FoodData Central record of Dec 1, 2021
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - MEDIUM CHORIZO & ROASTED POBLANO FLAVORED QUESO DIP, MEDIUM CHORIZO & ROASTED POBLANO · UPC 41565276837 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - MEDIUM JALAPENO & PEPPER JACK BOLD SOUTHWEST FLAVOR DIP, JALAPENO & PEPPER JACK · UPC 41565198788 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error - MEDIUM JALAPENO & SMOKY BACON FLAVORED QUESO DIP, MEDIUM JALAPENO & SMOKY BACON · UPC 41565276820 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B DATEM ("datem"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - MILD BOLD SOUTHWEST FLAVOR BEAN & CHEESE QUESO DIP, MILD BOLD SOUTHWEST · UPC 41565277896 · FoodData Central record of Dec 22, 2022
B DATEM ("datem"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - MILD NACHO JALAPENO FLAVOR DIP, MILD NACHO JALAPENO · UPC 41565271832 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B DATEM ("datem") · Report an error
Labels change: each row shows the date of its FoodData Central record. A brand that has changed a recipe can report it with "Report an error".
FDA warning letters to Pace Foods, Inc., Oct 28, 2021 to Oct 28, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.