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WiltonBaking Decorations · 0070896802231

Candy Melts

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Allura red AC).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Indigotine / indigo carmineModerate concernSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.
    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

  • Sugar54.5%No flag›
  • Palm kernel oil22.7%No flag›
  • Reduced mineral whey powder11.4%No flag
  • Whole milk5.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder2.8%No flag
  • Fd&c1.4%No flag
  • Red #40 lake · E1290.7%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Fd&c blue #2 lake0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Indigotine / indigo carmine (E132)Moderate

    Synthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

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Sugar, partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil, reduced mineral whey powder, whole milk solids, nonfat dry milk solids, fd&c, red #40 lake, fd&c blue #2 lake, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Indigotine / indigo carmineSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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