Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Cheese dip
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Pasteurized process american cheese54.2%No flag
- Soured milk27.5%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3391.2%No flag
- Lactic acid · E2701.2%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E2000.9%No flag
- A preservative0.9%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.8%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5090.8%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
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Pasteurized process american cheese (cultured milk, water, cream, salt, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, lactic acid, sorbic acid (a preservative), enzymes), water, jalapenos (jalapeno peppers, water, salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), whole milk powder, modified cornstarch, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives), xanthan gum.
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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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
4 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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