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benadryl
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- High
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No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 9 Sep 2024
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
SaccharinMinor concernSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- 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
- Glycerin · E4222.5%No flag
- Filtered water2.5%No flag
- Saccharin sodium · E9542.5%Low
Sweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
- Sodium benzoate · E2112.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sorbitol solution questions and comments? call 1-877-717-2824 or 215-273-87556.3%No flag
- Collect6.3%No flag
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anhydrous citric acid, carboxymethylcellulose sodium, flavors, glycerin, purified water, saccharin sodium, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, sorbitol solution questions or comments? call 1-877-717-2824 or 215-273-8755 (collect)
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- SaccharinSweetener; historical bladder-tumour finding shown to be rat-specific and not relevant to humans.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Anhydrous Citric AcidMinor concern
- Sodium CitrateLow concern
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