Cold And Flu Capsules by Lemsip · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingCold And Flu Capsules
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- Quinoline yellowSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Patent blue VSynthetic dye; reports of allergic/anaphylactic-type reactions.
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
- 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
- Quinoline yellow — Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
- Titanium dioxide — Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Erythrosine — Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
- Patent blue V — Synthetic dye; reports of allergic/anaphylactic-type reactions.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (14)
- Paracetamol53.57142857142857%—›
- Caffeine23.214285714285715%—›
- Phenylephrine hydrochloride11.607142857142861%—›
- Starch5.803571428571431%—›
- Croscarmellose sodium2.9017857142857153%—›
- Sodium lauril sulfate1.4508928571428612%—
- Magnesium 198 stearate0.7254464285714306%—
- Talc0.3627232142857153%—
- Gelatin0.1813616071428612%—
- Titanium dioxide0.0906808035714306%⚠ high
- E1710.0906808035714306%⚠ high
- Patent blue V0.0453404017857153%⚠ moderate
- E1310.0453404017857153%⚠ moderate
- Erythrosine0.022670200892861203%⚠ moderate
- E1270.022670200892861203%⚠ moderate
- Shellac0.011335100446430602%—
- Quinoline yellow0.011335100446430602%⚠ high
- E1040.011335100446430602%⚠ high
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paracetamol 500mg, caffeine 25mg and phenylephrine hydrochloride 6.1mg.
starch, croscarmellose sodium, sodium lauril sulfate, magnesium 198 stearate, sterilised talc, gelatin, titanium dioxide (E171), patent blue V (E131), erythrosine (E127), shellac and quinoline yellow (E104)
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.