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Snacks · 0756774024901

Original trish cream chocolate truffles

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

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Why it's rated this way

5 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. 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 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    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

  • Milk chocolate75%No flag
  • Sugar41.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder17%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter8.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste4.2%No flag
  • Emulsifiers2.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin1.1%No flag›
  • Polyglycerol polyricinoleate · E4761.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring1.1%No flag
  • Salt1.1%No flag›
  • Filling25%No flag
  • Syrup12.5%No flag
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Corn syrup6.3%No flag›
  • Baileys the original irish cream flavored extract6.3%No flag
  • Sugar3.1%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder1.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.8%No flag›
  • Vegetable fat0.4%No flag
  • Palm0.2%No flag
  • Shea butter0.2%No flag›
  • Whey protein0.2%No flag›
  • Blend of vegetable oil<0.1%No flag
  • Hydrogenated vegetable fat<0.1%No flag
  • Palm<0.1%No flag
  • Canola<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • Glyceryl monostearate · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Polyglycerol polyricinoleate · E476No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E281Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

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

  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • TexturizerNo flag
  • Sorbitol · E420No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E171High

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

  • Caramel · E150No flag
  • ArtificialNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • ThickenerNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Invertase · E1103No flag
  • AcidNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • AntioxidantsNo flag
  • Bha · E320Moderate

    Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).

  • Bht · E321Moderate

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

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Milk chocolate (sugar, dry whole milk, cocoa butter,chocolate liquor, emulsifiers [soy lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate], artificial flavors and salt), filling (syrup [sugar, corn syrup], baileys the original irish cream flavored extract, sugar, dry whole milk, cocoa butter, vegetable shortening [palm, shea], whey protein concentrate, blend of vegetable oil and hydrogenated vegetable fat [palm, canola], emulsifiers [glyceryl monostearate, soy lecithin, polyglycerol polyricinoleate], preservatives [potassium sorbate, sodium propionate, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid], texturizer [sorbitol], colors [titanium dioxide, caramel], artificial and natural flavors, thickener [xanthan gum], enzyme [invertase], acidulant [citric acid], salt, antioxidants [bha, bht]).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

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.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

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