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Melville Candy CorporationSnacks · 0732577516157

Candy-Ville, Lollipop, Crispy Rice Treat Carrot , White Chocolate

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
  2. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Crisp rice66.6%No flag
  • Rice66.6%No flag›
  • Sugar16.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Malt0.2%No flag›
  • Corn flour0.1%No flag›
  • Malted barley0.1%No flag›
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Niacinamide · E3750.2%No flag
  • Thiamin hydrochloride0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin0.2%No flag›
  • Pyridoxine hydrochloride0.2%No flag›
  • Vitamin b60.2%No flag›
  • Calcium pantothenate0.2%No flag›
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Bht · E3210.2%Moderate

    Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Marshmallow0.2%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Gelatin · E4280.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Margarine0.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable monoglycerides0.2%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • E160ai0.2%No flag
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate0.2%No flag›
  • Artificial vanilla flavor0.2%No flag
  • Glycerin · E4220.2%No flag
  • Tbhq · E3190.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
  • White chocolate compound0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil0.2%No flag›
  • Reduced mineral whey powder0.2%No flag
  • Whole milk0.2%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Colour0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Vanillin0.2%No flag›
  • Topping0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Yellow 6 · E1100.2%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Carnauba wax · E9030.2%No flag
  • Confectioner's glaze8.5%No flag
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Crisp rice: rice, sugar, salt, malt [corn flour, malted barley], reduced iron, niacinamide, thiamin hydrochloride [vitamin b1], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin b6], calcium pantothenate, folic acid and bht [preservative], marshmallow: corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, water, gelatin, modified corn starch. margarine: palm oil, water, salt, vegetable monoglycerides, whey solids, sodium benzoate [preservative], natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, beta carotene [color], vitamin a palmitate added, artificial vanilla flavor, glycerin, tbhq (preservative). white chocolate compound: sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, reduced mineral whey powder, whole milk, non fat dry milk, soy lecithin, artificial color, salt, vanillin. topping: sugar, yellow 6, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 high · 6 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 17 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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