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Target, Melville Candy CorporationSnacks · 0732577225479

Target, dark chocolate covered cookie pop with peppermint

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Cookie51.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour51.9%No flag›
  • Sugar24%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a12%No flag
  • Dextrose6%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil3%No flag›
  • Corn flour1.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of0.8%No flag
  • Cocoa0.8%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Dark chocolate compoundNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • Cocoa powderNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • An emulsifierNo flag
  • Reduced mineral whey powderNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Peppermint crushNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Red #40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Red #3 · E127Moderate

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

  • Blue #1 · E133Moderate

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

  • Natural peppermint oilNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Cookie: bleached wheat flour, sugar, caramel color, dextrose, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, corn flour, contains 2% or less of: cocoa, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, modified corn starch, baking soda, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin. dark chocolate compound: sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), soy lecithin (an emulsifier), reduced mineral whey powder (milk), salt. peppermint crush: sugar, corn syrup, red #40, red #3, blue #1, natural peppermint oil.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, 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.
  • ErythrosineIodine-based red dye; thyroid effects in animal studies; restricted uses.
  • Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low · 6 not assessed

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