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12 peppermint candy canes
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).
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Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 16 May 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Flavouring2.5%No flag
- Colours2.5%No flag
- Carmine · E1202.5%Moderate
Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins · E1402.5%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E17110%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
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sugar, glucose syrup, flavouring, colours: carmine, copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins, titanium dioxide, no artificial flavourings,
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Glucose SyrupLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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