Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Gluten, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Egg salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Gluten
- Mustard
- Soy
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
- Hard cooked eggs53.3%No flag
- Mayonnaise23.3%No flag
- Cracker meal5.8%No flag
- Mustard2.9%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
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Concentrated lemon juiceNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
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Hard cooked eggs, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), celery, cracker meal (bleached wheat flour), mustard (vinegar, water, mustard seeds, salt, turmeric, paprika, spice, garlic powder), sugar, salt, water, vinegar, modified corn starch, black pepper, sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), lemon juice concentrate, 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
3 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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