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Peppermint bark semi-sweet & white chocolate with candy cane bits, peppermint bark

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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

  • Chocolate56.3%No flag›
  • Sugar29.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste13.5%No flag
  • Cocoa butter6.8%No flag›
  • Whole milk powder3.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin1.7%No flag›
  • Natural vanilla flavouring1.7%No flag
  • Candy cane bits21.9%No flag
  • Sugar10.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup5.5%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring2.7%No flag
  • Colour2.7%No flag
  • Red 3 · E1271.4%Moderate

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

  • Red 40 · E1290.7%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Blue 1 · E1330.7%Moderate

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

  • Peppermint oil10.9%No flag›
  • Canola oil5.5%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Bha · E3201.5%Moderate

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

  • Bht · E3210.7%Moderate

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

  • As0.7%No flag›
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Chocolate (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor), candy cane bits (sugar, corn syrup, natural flavor, artificial colors (red 3, red 40, blue 1)), peppermint oil (canola oil, natural flavor, bha & bht (as

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
  • 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.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 critical · 1 low · 2 not assessed

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