Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Dark And White Chocolate Bark With Peppermint Candies
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- 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.
TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions 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.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Dark chocolate58.3%No flag
- Cocoa paste processed with alkali13.9%No flag
- Natural flavouring1.7%No flag
- White chocolate20.8%No flag
- Peppermint candy10.4%No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E1711.3%High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Colour1.3%No flag
- Red 40 · E1290.7%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Colour5.4%No flag
- Blue 1 lake · E1330.8%Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Yellow 5 · E1020.8%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
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Dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa butter, milk fat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), white chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, vanilla), peppermint candy (sugar, corn syrup, titanium dioxide [color], pure peppermint oil, red 40) natural flavor, peppermint extract, color (fractionated coconut oil, soy lecithin, blue 1 lake, yellow 5).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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