Declared allergens
This product declares Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Candy cane sandwich cookies with creme filling
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).
- Critical
Allergens
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
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.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
- Fortified wheat flour53.8%No flag
- Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
- Icing sugar18%No flag
- Vitamin e added as an antioxidant3.5%No flag
- Candy cane3.5%No flag
- Rice syrup1.8%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E1710.2%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Caramel color · E150a1.8%No flag
- E500ii0.3%No flag
- Natural peppermint flavouring0.1%No flag
- Natural vanilla flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
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Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), powdered sugar, palm oil (palm oil, soybean oil, canola oil, (vitamin e added as an antioxidant)), corn syrup, candy cane (rice syrup, sugar, coconut oil, titanium dioxide, beet juice, peppermint oil, soy lecithin), caramel color, cocoa (processed with alkali), salt, baking soda, natural peppermint flavor, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, vanillin (an artificial flavor).
Alerts
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.
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- VanillinHigh concern
- SaltModerate concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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