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Gold Emblem, Cvs Pharmacy Inc.Snacks · 0050428518120

Gold emblem, canada mint, wintergreen

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  2. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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.
  3. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Sugar55.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup22.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose11.1%No flag›
  • Glycerine · E4225.6%No flag
  • Gelatin artificial flavor2.8%No flag
  • Vegetable gums1.4%No flag
  • Gum tragacanth0.7%No flag›
  • Arabic0.3%No flag
  • Xanthan · E4150.3%No flag
  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • Red 3 · E1270.7%Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Blue 2 lake · E1320.3%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

  • Red 40 lake · E1290.3%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, glycerine, gelatin artificial flavor, vegetable gums (gum tragacanth, arabic & xanthan), artificial colors red 3, blue 2 lake, red 40 lake.

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low

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