Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Mustard.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Jan 2026
Ham & Cheese Loaf
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Mustard
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 12 Jan 2026
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Ham53.3%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheddar cheese11.7%No flag
- Cheddar cheese5.8%No flag
- Lactic ferments1.5%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3391.5%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E2000.2%No flag
- Apocarotenal coloring<0.1%No flag
- Cellulose powder to prevent caking · E460<0.1%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of slat1.5%No flag
- Potassium chloride · E5080.4%No flag
- Sodium phosphates · E3390.2%No flag
- Sodium propionate · E281<0.1%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- E262ii<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium ascorbate · E301No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E250<0.1%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
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Ham, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [ pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, salt, sorbic acid, apocarotenal coloring, cellulose powder to prevent caking), modified corn starch, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of slat, ground mustard seed, potassium chloride, sodium phosphates, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, sodium benzoate, sugar, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite.
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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.
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- SugarLow concern
2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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