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Red food colouring
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Red food colouring

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 2 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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. Ponceau 4RHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.
    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

  • Water56.3%No flag›
  • Colours21.9%No flag
  • Ponceau 4r e124 sunset yellow e11021.9%No flag
  • Acid10.9%No flag›
  • Acetic waming5.5%No flag
  • E1105.5%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • E124 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children for recipe inspiration2.7%No flag
  • Have a look at www.goodalls.ie goodall's1.4%No flag
  • 79 broomhill road tallaght0.7%No flag
  • Dublin 24 telephone0.7%No flag
  • 01 404 73000.7%No flag
  • Ponceau 4R (E124)High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

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water, colours (ponceau 4r e124 sunset yellow e110), acid (acetic waming: e110 and e124 may have an adverse effect on activity and attention in children for recipe inspiration, have a look at www.goodalls.ie goodall's, 79 broomhill road tallaght, dublin 24 telephone: 01 404 7300

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Ponceau 4RSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children. Banned in the US.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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