Declared allergens
This product declares Egg, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Apr 2023
Delicious Shortbread Cookies
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Egg
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 Apr 2023
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.
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.
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
- Niacin · E37513.1%No flag
- Thiamine mononitrate-b13.3%No flag
- Riboflavin-b21.6%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring0.3%No flag
- E500ii0.3%No flag
- Confectioner's glaze0.3%No flag
- Fd&c red #40 lake0.3%No flag
- Fd&c yellow #5 · E1020.3%High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Fd&c blue #1 · E1330.3%Moderate
Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
- Carnauba wax · E9032.1%No flag
- Allura red AC (E129)High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate-b1, riboflavin-b2, folic acid), sugar, palm oil, corn flour, eggs, salt, natural and artificial flavors, baking soda, confectioner's glaze, fd&c red #40 lake, fd&c yellow #5, fd&c blue #1, carnauba wax.
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.
- Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Alternatives
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