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M&M's biscuit
M&M's, M&M's Biscuit, MarsSnacks · 2220251241818

M&M's biscuit

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. Cochineal / carmineModerate concernInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
    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

  • Wheat flour33%No flag›
  • Sugar18.2%No flag›
  • Palm fat16.7%No flag
  • Cocoa butter13.3%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste11.1%No flag
  • Barley flour3.3%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder1.7%No flag
  • Lactose1.4%No flag›
  • Whey powder0.7%No flag
  • Butterfat0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose fructose syrup0.2%No flag
  • Whole milk powder<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • E500<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Fat reduced cocoa<0.1%No flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • E442No flag
  • StarchNo flag›
  • Glucose syrupNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • E100No flag
  • E120Moderate

    Insect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.

  • E133Moderate

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

  • E171High

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

  • Dextrine · E1400No flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • Glazing agentNo flag
  • Cire de carnauba · E903No flag
  • OilNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
Show original label text

Farine de _blé_ (33%), sucre, matière grasse de palme, beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao, farine d'_orge_ (3,3%), _lait_ écrémé en poudre, _lactose_, petit-_lait_ en poudre, beurre concentré (_lait_), sirop de glucose-fructose, _lait_ entier en poudre, poudre à lever (E500), sel, cacao maigre, émulsifiants (lécithine de _soja_, E442), amidon, sirop de glucose, colorants (E100, E120, E133, E171), dextrine, arômes, agent d'enrobage (cire de carnauba), huile de noix de coco.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 25 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • Cochineal / carmineInsect-derived red colour; documented allergic and anaphylactic reactions.
  • 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

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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