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MccormickMeats And Their Products · 0015900064205

Smoked sausage

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pork52.3%No flag›
  • Turkey23.9%No flag›
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Pasteurized process cheddar cheese6%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese3%No flag
  • Soured milk1.5%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Paprika extracts · E160c<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following1.5%No flag
  • Beef1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Oat fibre0.2%No flag
  • Corn maltodextrin<0.1%No flag
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Including chipotle chili pepper<0.1%No flag
  • Paprika<0.1%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Dehydrated onionNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Sunflower oilNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

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Pork, mechanically separated turkey, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), water, cream, sodium phosphates, salt, sorbic acid (preservative), vegetable color (annatto and paprika extracts)), corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: beef, salt, modified corn starch, oat fiber, corn maltodextrin, spices (including chipotle chili pepper), paprika, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, roasted garlic powder, sunflower oil, natural flavor, dextrose, potassium chloride, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

7 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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