Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Lunds & byerlys, peppermint english toffee
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Moderate concernAntioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- 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
- Dark chocolate55.6%No flag
- Cocoa paste processed with alkali13.4%No flag
- An emulsifier1.7%No flag
- Butter salt11.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Bha · E3202.5%Moderate
Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- Bht · E3212.5%Moderate
Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- To preserve freshness2.5%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E1710.9%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Red 40 · E1290.9%High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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Pure dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, butter oil, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanilla), sugar, butter salt, natural flavor, bha & bht (to preserve freshness), corn syrup, titanium dioxide, red 40.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- 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).
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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