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Blue 1 Lake
Coal-tar derived dye; absorbed through compromised gut barrier.
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Crispy marshmallow squares bars
Is Kellogg's Crispy marshmallow squares bars low tox? Our scanner flagged 8 ingredients (8 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
8 caution
8 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
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Yellow 6
Hyperactivity link in childhood studies; warnings required in EU.
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Yellow 5
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study) and MCAS reactions.
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Blue 2 Lake
Coal-tar derived.
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Tbhq
Petroleum-derived antioxidant; immune-modulating in animal studies.
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Datem
Bread-conditioning emulsifier in the diglyceride family flagged by Chassaing 2015; sensitisation reported in case studies.
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Acetylated Monoglycerides
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
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BHT
Endocrine concerns at high exposure levels.
Full ingredients (from label)
Cereal (rice, sugar, salt, malt flavor, niacinamide, iron, vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid)corn syrupfructosem&m's minis milk chocolate candies (milk chocolate [sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors], sugar, color added, dextrin, corn syrup, cornstarch, blue 1 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 2)soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshnesssugarcorn syrup solidscontains 2% or less of glycerindextrosegelatinnatural and artificial butter flavorsaltdatemnatural and artificial marshmallow flavoracetylated monoglycerideswheat starchbht (preservative)niacinamidevitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride)vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride)vitamin b2 (riboflavin).
How this analysis is generated
Each ingredient on this product's published label is matched against our 237 source-cited chemical rules, each documenting a concern from peer-reviewed research and regulatory sources. Severity tiers:
- Avoid (red) — banned or restricted in the EU, UK or Canada but still legal in the US, IARC-listed, or strong contact-allergen evidence.
- Caution (amber) — regulatory caution, contamination risk, or condition-specific irritant.
- Mild (green) — low concern but commonly avoided in low-tox formulations.
Each flag links to its primary chemical-level source, and each condition pill links to a PubMed-indexed paper that discusses the chemical class in the context of that condition. Every citation is a real peer-reviewed paper — we don't link to Wikipedia or PubMed search pages. Some pairs use a topically-broad paper (e.g. a fragrance-allergen patch-test review) rather than a single-pair study where the literature is thin. The full evidence chain (chemical → mechanism → condition → paper) is one click away.
This is automated analysis of a published label, not medical advice — always verify the label yourself before changing products. Methodology and source list at scan.lowtoxgear.com.