Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Wegmans, decorated shortbread cookies
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Fortified wheat flour51.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Palm2.9%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of the following0.4%No flag
- Vital wheat gluten0.4%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Annatto · E160bLow
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Assorted decorettes also includeNo flag
- Partially hydrogenerated vegetable shorteningNo flag
- AlkalizedNo flag
- Dextrin · E1400No flag
- Polysorbate 60 · E435No flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Flaked cornNo flag
- Confectioner's glazeNo flag
- Carnauba wax · E903No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Gum arabic · E414No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Fd&cNo flag
- Blue 1 · E133No flag
- Red 3 · E127No flag
- 40No flag
- Green 3 · E143No flag
- Yellow 5 · E102No flag
Show original label text
Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, wheat flour, vegetable oils (canola, palm, palm kernel, soybean), butter, eggs, corn syrup, water,. contains 2% or less of the following: vital wheat gluten, salt, potato starch, mono & diglycerides, propyl paraben, corn starch, soy lecithin, coloring (annatto, turmeric, titanium dioxide), natural & artificial flavor. assorted decorettes also include: partially hydrogenerated vegetable shortening, (soybean, cottonseed and/or palm oils), cocoa (alkalized), rice flour, modified corn starch, dextrin, polysorbate 60 (emulsifier), dextrose, flaked corn, confectioner's glaze, carnauba wax, cellulose gum, carrageenan, gum tragacanth, gum arabic, xanthan gum, artificial color (fd&c: blue 1 & 2, red 3 & 40, green 3, yellow 5 & 6).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SugarLow concern
- Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
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