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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. 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.
  3. ErythrosineModerate concernIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
    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.
  4. 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

  • Vanilla cookie53.6%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour28.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37523.2%No flag
  • Iron11.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate5.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1012.9%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Margarine0.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.2%No flag›
  • Modified palm<0.1%No flag
  • Palm kernel oils<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified milk ingredientsNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • CholecalciferolNo flag›
  • ColourNo flag
  • Invert sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Fd and c red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c blue #1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Fd&c red #3 · E127Moderate

    Iodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.

  • Fd& c yellow #6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Vanilla cookie: enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, margarine (canola oil, modified palm and palm kernel oils, water, salt, modified milk ingredients, soya lecithin, potassium sorbate, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, color), invert sugar, whole dried eggs, baking soda (leavening), artificial flavor, artificial flavor, artificial colors (fd & c red #40, fd&c blue #1, fd&c red #3, fd& c yellow #6).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

5 low · 2 not assessed

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