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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Cochineal / carmine).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 18 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Beef meat41%No flag
- Herbs and spices1.4%No flag
- Flavouring1.4%No flag
- CORRECTEUR D'ACIDITE e26210.7%No flag
- E3310.3%No flag
- E301<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- E120<0.1%Moderate
Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
- E262ii<0.1%No flag
- Extrait de romarin boyaux naturels de mouton<0.1%No flag
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VIANDE DE BOEUF 41% ORIGINE FRANCE, VIANDE DE MOUTON 41% ORIGINE UE, EAU, SEL, EPICES ET PLANTES AROMATIQUES, DEXTROSE, BETTERAVE ROUGE, AROMES, CORRECTEUR D'ACIDITE E2621 E331, ANTIOXYDANTS E300 E301, COLORANT E120, ACIDIFIANT E262ii, EXTRAIT DE ROMARIN BOYAUX NATURELS DE MOUTON
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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