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Oscar mayerMeats And Their Products · 0044700072080

Oscar Mayer, Ham & Swiss Loaf

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

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Why it's rated this way

3 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. 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. 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

  • Ham53.1%No flag
  • Water23.4%No flag›
  • Pasteurized Process Swiss Cheese11.7%No flag
  • Swiss Cheese5.9%No flag
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Milkfat1.5%No flag›
  • Sodium Phosphates · E3390.7%No flag
  • Enzyme Modified Cheese0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Less Than 2% Of Sorbic Acid<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic Acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch2.9%No flag›
  • Corn Syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt0.7%No flag
  • Potassium Chloride · E5080.4%No flag
  • Mustard Seed0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium Phosphates · E339<0.1%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.

  • SugarNo flag›
  • Sodium Ascorbate · E301No flag
  • Sodium Nitrite · E250High

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

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Ham, Water, Pasteurized Process Swiss Cheese - Swiss Cheese ([Pasteurized Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Milkfat, Sodium Phosphates, Enzyme Modified Cheese, Salt, Less Than 2% Of Sorbic Acid [Preservative], Lactic Acid, Artificial Color), Modified Cornstarch, Corn Syrup, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Potassium Chloride, Ground Mustard Seed, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Propionate, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Benzoate, Sugar, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

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

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1 moderate · 2 low · 2 not assessed

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