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PierreFrozen Foods · 0071421204452

Pierre, drive thru, bacon cheeseburger

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. Calcium 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

  • Sesame seed bun51%No flag
  • Wheat flour26%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37524.5%No flag
  • Reduced iron12.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate6.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1013.1%No flag
  • Folic acid1.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.8%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sesame seeds<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbitan monostearate · E491<0.1%No flag
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Monoglycerides with ascorbic acidNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • AntioxidantsNo flag
  • Calcium propionate · E282Low

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

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Wheat starchNo flag›
  • Ascorbic acid · E300No flag
  • Fully cooked flame broiled chopped beef steakNo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • BeefNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium phosphate · E340No flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • From cornNo flag›
  • Modified corn starchNo flag›
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • Grill flavorNo flag
  • Soya beanNo flag›
  • Cottonseed oilNo flag›
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Natural smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Pasteurized process american cheeseNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurised milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • Sorbic acid as preservativeNo flag
  • Oleoresin paprika · E160cNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
  • With starch added for slice separationNo flag
  • Fully cooked baconNo flag
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Cured withNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Smoke flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium phosphates · E339No flag
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E250High

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

Show original label text

Sesame seed bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzyme), water, sugar, soybean oil, sesame seeds, contains 2% or less of: yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, enzymes, wheat starch, ascorbic acid. fully cooked flame broiled chopped beef steak (smoke flavoring added): beef, salt, potassium phosphate, maltodextrin (from corn), modified corn starch, spice, grill flavor (partially hydrogenated soybean/ cottonseed oil), corn syrup solids, natural smoke flavor. pasteurized process american cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), milkfat, water, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid as preservative, oleoresin paprika (color), annatto (color), with starch added for slice separation. fully cooked bacon (smoke flavoring added): cured with: water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Calcium 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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7 moderate · 2 low · 6 not assessed

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