Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Fast mac, original macaroni & cheese, original
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- 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.
Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Macaroni52.6%No flag
- Glyceryl monostearate · E4711.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3751.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese3%No flag
- Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Titanium dioxide · E171High
Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
- ColourNo flag
- Yellow 5 lake · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Yellow 5 · E102High
Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
- Yellow 6 · E110High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
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Enriched macaroni (wheat flour, salt, glyceryl monostearate, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey (from milk), maltodextrin (from corn), partially hydrogenated soybean oil, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, salt, buttermilk, sodium phosphate, sodium caseinate (from milk), natural and artificial flavors, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, monoglycerides, titanium dioxide (color), yellow 5 lake, yellow 5, yellow 6.
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.
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- MaltodextrinLow concern
- Corn Syrup SolidsLow concern
- SaltLow concern
6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
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