Mucinex Fast-Max Cold & Flu by Mucinex · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingMucinex Fast-Max Cold & Flu
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
AdditivesHigh
1 flagged additive(s), worst HIGH
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2HIGH-concern additive floors band at "high"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Titanium dioxide — Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (17)
- Acetaminophen52.94117647058823%—›
- Dextromethorphan HBr23.529411764705884%—›
- Guaifenesin11.764705882352942%—›
- Phenylephrine HCl5.882352941176471%—›
- Croscarmellose sodium2.941176470588232%—›
- Crospovidone1.470588235294116%—
- FD&C red no0.735294117647058%—
- 40 aluminum lake0.367647058823529%—
- FD&C yellow no0.18382352941176805%—
- 6 aluminum lake0.09191176470588402%—
- Magnesium stearate0.04595588235294201%—
- Microcrystalline cellulose0.022977941176471006%—
- Polyethylene glycol0.01148897058823195%—
- Polyvinyl alcohol0.005744485294115975%—
- Povidone0.0028722426470579876%—
- Talc0.0014361213235289938%—
- Titanium dioxide0.0014361213235360992%⚠ high
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Acetaminophen 325 mg, Dextromethorphan HBr 10 mg, Guaifenesin 200 mg, Phenylephrine HCl 5 mg, croscarmellose sodium, crospovidone, FD&C red no. 40 aluminum lake, FD&C yellow no. 6 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, povidone, talc, titanium dioxide
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.