Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Cheddar Smokies Wrapped In Bacon
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).
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Allergens
- Dairy
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.
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.
Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- 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
- Cheddar cheese smoked sausage75%No flag
- Cheddar cheese8.9%No flag
- Sodium ascorbate · E3010.6%No flag
- Sodium nitrate · E2510.6%Moderate
Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
- Smoke3.1%No flag
- Bacon25%No flag
- Sodium phosphates · E3390.6%No flag
- Sodium erythorbate · E3160.6%No flag
- Sodium nitrite · E2500.6%High
Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Natural smoke flavouring0.6%No flag
- Colour2.2%No flag
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Cheddar cheese smoked sausage (pork, water, cheddar cheese, salt, corn syrup solids, brown sugar, sugar, spices, sodium ascorbate, spice extract, sodium nitrate, smoke), bacon [pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, natural smoke flavor, color, (extracts of paprika)].
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
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