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Russell stover, crushed peppermints in white pastelle, peppermint

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

2 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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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

  • Consist of pastel coating55%No flag
  • Sugar22.5%No flag›
  • Fractionated palm kernel oil11.3%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated palm oil5.6%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder2.8%No flag
  • Whole milk1.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.7%No flag›
  • An emulsifier0.7%No flag
  • Vanillin0.4%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Peppermint candy0.2%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Natural peppermint flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Fd&c red #40 · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • And peppermint oil0.2%No flag›
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Consist of pastel coating (sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil and partially hydrogenated palm oil, nonfat dry milk, whole milk, soy lecithin (an emulsifier), vanillin (an artificial flavor, salt), peppermint candy (sugar, corn syrup, titanium dioxide, natural peppermint flavor, fd&c red #40), and peppermint oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 1 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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