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laffy taffy

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Peanut
  • Soy
  • Tree nuts

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.
  3. Brilliant blue FCFModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
    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

  • Corn syrup49.2%No flag›
  • Sugar25%No flag›
  • Palm oil13.9%No flag›
  • Less of mono- and diglycerides2%No flag
  • Malic acid · E2961%No flag
  • Hydrogenated cottonseed oil1%No flag›
  • Salt1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1%No flag›
  • Blue 1 · E1331%Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

  • Red 40 · E1291%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 · E1021%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Was manufactured in a facility where milk1%No flag
  • Eggs0.5%No flag›
  • Tree nuts0.2%No flag›
  • Peanuts0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat and soy are used in the production of other products<0.1%No flag
  • Manufactured by ferrara candy company chicago<0.1%No flag
  • Il 60607 ⓡ<0.1%No flag
  • TmNo flag›
  • ©2020 ferrara candy companyNo flag
  • All rights reservedNo flag
  • Product of mexicoNo flag
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corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, 2% of less of mono - and diglycerides, malic acid, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, salt, natural flavors, soy lecithin, blue 1, red 40, yellow 5, contains: soy this product was manufactured in a facility where milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy are used in the production of other products, manufactured by ferrara candy company chicago, il 60607 ⓡ, tm , ©2020 ferrara candy company, all rights reserved, product of mexico

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Egg, Gluten, Peanut, Soy, Tree nuts.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 6 not assessed

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