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Western Family Foods Inc.Dairies · 0015400550109

Sandwich slices

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Titanium dioxide).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water53.1%No flag›
  • Interesterified soybean oil23.4%No flag
  • Modified food starch11.7%No flag›
  • Whey5.9%No flag›
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of calcium phosphate1.3%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E4101.3%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4071%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Colour0.5%No flag
  • Apo carotenal0.2%No flag
  • E160ai0.1%No flag
  • Titanium dioxide · E1710.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Enzyme-modified cheese0.2%No flag
  • Milk0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium citrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • MilkfatNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Gelatin · E4280.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
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Water, interesterified soybean oil, modified food starch, whey, salt, contains 2% or less of calcium phosphate, carob bean gum, carrageenan, color (apo carotenal, beta carotene, titanium dioxide), enzyme-modified cheese (milk, water, salt, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, milkfat, cheese culture, sorbic acid [preservative], enzymes), gelatin, guar gum, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), xanthan gum.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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