Van de Kamp's Fish Sticks

Name: Van de Kamp's Fish Sticks
Brand: Van de Kamp's

Breaded pollock fish sticks baked from frozen.

Label check

Flagged ingredients1

Synthetic dyesNone listed
Corn syrupNone listed
Artificial sweetenersNone listed
Seed oilsSoybean oil
PreservativesNone listed

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredient	Check	On the label as
Soybean oil	Seed oils	SOYBEAN OIL

Ingredients as listed

Minced Pollock, Wheat Flour, Water, Soybean Oil, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Contains less than 2% of the following: Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Yeast, Dextrose, Extractives of Paprika, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Spice. CONTAINS: FISH (POLLOCK), WHEAT.

Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2701770). The maker’s page for it is here. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More chicken and fish first, then the rest of the frozen meals, pizza and nuggets aisle. Each passes all five checks.

Van de Kamp's Fish Sticks

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What was flagged, and the words it was read from

Ingredients as listed

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