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Baking Decorations · 0036800173521

Lemon creamy frosting, lemon

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Moderate concernAntioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
    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

  • Sugar53.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat23.4%No flag
  • Contains one and more of the following11.7%No flag
  • Hydrogenated soy oil11.7%No flag
  • Soya oil5.9%No flag›
  • And hydrogenated cottonseed oil5.9%No flag›
  • Water11.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup5.9%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following2.9%No flag
  • Corn starch2.9%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4711.5%No flag
  • With preservative mixed tocopherols0.7%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E3000.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Polysorbate 60 · E4350.2%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E1710.2%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Agar · E406<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavor with bha<0.1%No flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102<0.1%High

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

  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) (E320)Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

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Sugar, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: hydrogenated soybean oil, soybean oil, and/or hydrogenated cottonseed oil), water, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of each of the following: corn starch, mono and diglycerides (with preservative mixed tocopherols, ascorbic acid, citric acid), salt, citric acid, potassium sorbate (preservative), soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, titanium dioxide (color), dextrose, agar, natural flavor with bha, yellow 5.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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5 low · 1 not assessed

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