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ZATARAIN'S
CSWH grade A (92)
Method v1.0 (how we grade), based on the records below; exact score 91.989.
| Indicator | Grade | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Recalls (40%) | A (100) | No recalls found Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. For current recalls see FDA and USDA. |
| Ingredients (40%) | B (80) | Tier A: 0 of 181 products · A (100) (25%) Tier B: 58 of 181 products (Bleached flour, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO), FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6) · D (47) (15%) · products |
| FDA warning letters (20%) | A (100) | None found to the owner Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026. |
Shown, not graded: recall reasons (none) · IARC notes (11 products) · FDA dye pledge: none on FDA's tracker.
Recalls, Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 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
Bleached flour Tier B in 39 of 181 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(6): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) Tier B in 15 of 181 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(4): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) Tier B in 15 of 181 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(5): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) Tier B in 9 of 181 products
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(26): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Tier B in 2 of 181 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(43): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
FD&C Yellow No. 6 Tier B in 2 of 181 products
- HHS/FDA phase-out of petroleum-based food dyes (announced 2025-04-22; voluntary industry pledges, no rule): FDA phase-out target, effective Dec 31, 2027.
- Texas SB 25, 89th Legislature (2025), Health and Safety Code § 431.0815 (warning label), § 431.0815(a)(44): warning label required by state law (TX), effective Jan 1, 2027. Under court challenge: American Beverage Association v. Paxton.
- West Virginia HB 2354 (2025), W. Va. Code § 16-7-2(b)(7): banned in food by state law (WV), effective Jan 1, 2028. Under court challenge (enforcement blocked for now): International Association of Color Manufacturers v. Singh.
Sodium nitrite Tier C in 11 of 181 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 (62)
- ALFREDO PASTA DINNER MIX, ALFREDO · UPC 71429086036 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error - BLACK BEANS AND RICE REDUCED SODIUM LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE AND BLACK BEANS SEASONED WITH BELL PEPPER, ONION AND GARLIC, BLACK BEANS AND RICE · UPC 71429099876 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - BLACK BEANS AND RICE, BLACK BEANS · UPC 71429012745 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO SEASONED GRILLED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN & PENNE PASTA IN A ZESTY, CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE, BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO · UPC 71429010093 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO SEASONED GRILLED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN AND PENNE PASTA IN A ZESTY, CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE, BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO · UPC 71429002463 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO ZESTY CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE & SEASONED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN IN A GOLDEN CRUST SNACKERS, BLACKENED CHICKEN ALFREDO · UPC 71429012509 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error - BLACKENED CHICKEN SEASONED GRILLED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN & PENNE PASTA IN A ZESTY, CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE ALFREDO, BLACKENED CHICKEN · UPC 71429014848 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - BLACKENED CHICKEN WITH YELLOW RICE SEASONED GRILLED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN WITH YELLOW RICE, BELL PEPPER AND ONION, BLACKENED CHICKEN WITH YELLOW RICE · UPC 71429002517 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - BOURBON CHICKEN PASTA ROASTED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN TENDERS IN A CREAMY BOURBON SAUCE OVER TWISTED PASTA RIBBONS, BOURBON CHICKEN PASTA · UPC 71429011991 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - BUTTERMILK BISCUITS, EGGS, SAUSAGE AND COUNTRY STYLE GRAVY BRUNCH BOWL, BUTTERMILK BISCUITS, EGGS, SAUSAGE AND COUNTRY STYLE GRAVY · UPC 71429013971 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("enriched bleached flour"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - CAJUN BROWN RICE SEASONED BROWN RICE WITH TRADITIONAL LOUISIANA HERBS AND SPICES BIG EASY HEAT & SERVE RICE, CAJUN BROWN RICE · UPC 71429012189 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error - CAJUN-STYLE CHICKEN CARBONARA SEASONED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN AND LINGUINE IN A CREAMY BACON AND PARMESAN FLAVORED SAUCE WITH A CAJUN-STYLE TWIST, CAJUN-STYLE CHICKEN CARBONARA · UPC 71429012677 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); C Sodium nitrite ("sodium nitrite") · Report an error - CHEDDAR GARLIC BISCUIT MIX, CHEDDAR GARLIC · UPC 71429013179 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CHICKEN AIR FRYER SEASONED COATING MIX, CHICKEN · UPC 71429014923 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CHICKEN BAKE & CRISP CHICKEN BREADING MIX, CHICKEN · UPC 71429028500 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CHICKEN, BLACK BEAN & CILANTRO LIME RICE ROASTED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN WITH SEASONED RICE, BLACK BEANS, RED PEPPERS AND ROASTED CORN, CHICKEN, BLACK BEAN & CILANTRO LIME RICE · UPC 71429014152 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CREAMY CAJUN STYLE PASTA SEASONED GRILLED WHITE CHICKEN AND ROTINI PASTA IN A SAVORY, CREAMY, CAJUN-STYLE SAUCE, CREAMY CAJUN STYLE PASTA · UPC 71429012516 · FoodData Central record of Mar 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht"); B Partially hydrogenated oil (PHO) ("partially hydrogenated soybean oil") · Report an error - CREAMY CAJUN-STYLE PASTA SEASONED GRILLED WHITE CHICKEN AND ROTINI PASTA IN A SAVORY, CREAMY, CAJUN-STYLE SAUCE, CREAMY CAJUN-STYLE PASTA · UPC 71429013070 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - CRISPY SOUTHERN CHICKEN FRYING MIX CHICKEN BREADING MIX, CRISPY SOUTHERN · UPC 71429026681 · FoodData Central record of May 25, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - CRISPY SOUTHERN CHICKEN FRYING MIX CHICKEN BREADING MIX, CRISPY SOUTHERN · UPC 71429026711 · FoodData Central record of Oct 28, 2021
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - DIRTY RICE WITH BEEF & PORK ZESTY SEASONED RICE WITH BEEF AND PORK, BELL PEPPER AND SPICES, DIRTY RICE WITH BEEF & PORK · UPC 71429002050 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) ("bha"); B Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) ("bht") · Report an error - DIRTY RICE WITH CHEESE LONG GRAIN WHITE RICE WITH AUTHENTIC CAJUN SEASONINGS AND A BLEND OF THREE CHEESES, DIRTY RICE WITH CHEESE · UPC 71429091825 · FoodData Central record of May 23, 2022
B FD&C Yellow No. 5 ("fd and c yellow no 5"); B FD&C Yellow No. 6 ("yellow no 6") · Report an error - ETOUFEE BASE SEASONING MIX OF SPICES & VEGETABLES ADD SEAFOOD AND TOMATO PASTE FOR A ONE-POT DISH, ETOUFEE BASE · UPC 71429095328 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - FISH AIR FRYER SEASONED COATING MIX, FISH · UPC 71429014916 · FoodData Central record of Jun 29, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error - GUMBO BASE ROUX BASE WITH VEGETABLES AND SPICES, GUMBO BASE · UPC 71429095427 · FoodData Central record of Nov 16, 2023
B Bleached flour ("bleached wheat flour") · Report an error
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FDA warning letters to Zatarain's Inc., Oct 29, 2021 to Oct 29, 2026
None found from FDA food offices.
FDA notes that later events may have changed the regulatory status of what a letter discusses.