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vicks cough syrup
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 9 Jul 2023
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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
- Each 10ml syrup contains extracts derived from60%No flag
- 1‚4 mg 50 mg 6 mg glycyrrhiza glabra14.3%No flag
- Piper cubeba1.8%No flag
- Tailed pepper1.8%No flag
- Menthol also contains sucrose0.9%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E21120%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Hydroxybenzoates and sorbic acid10%No flag
- Each 10ml dose contains 7.5% sucrose5%No flag
- This should be taken into account by diabetics5%No flag
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each 10ml syrup contains extracts derived from: 100 mg ocimum sanctum (holy basil) 60 mg 50 mg 10 mg 1,4 mg 50 mg 6 mg glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) curcuma longa (turmeric) zingiber officinale (ginger) piper cubeba (tailed pepper) aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) menthol also contains sucrose, sodium benzoate, hydroxybenzoates and sorbic acid, each 10ml dose contains 7,5g sucrose, this should be taken into account by diabetics,
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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