red
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
Trans-fat source. Banned/restricted by FDA, EU and most jurisdictions due to cardiovascular risk.
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Peanut butter chocolate candies, peanut butter
Is Mars Peanut butter chocolate candies, peanut butter low tox? Our scanner flagged 6 ingredients (1 in the avoid tier, 5 caution) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 avoid5 caution
6 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
Includes Blue 1 Lake
Coal-tar derived dye; absorbed through compromised gut barrier.
amber
Yellow 6
Hyperactivity link in childhood studies; warnings required in EU.
amber
Yellow 5
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study) and MCAS reactions.
amber
Blue 2 Lake
Coal-tar derived.
amber
Propyl Gallate
Antioxidant with weak oestrogenic activity in vitro.
Full ingredients (from label)
Milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, milkfat, lactose, peanuts, soy lecithin, salt, artificial and natural flavors)sugarpeanut butter (partially defatted peanuts, palm oil)hydrogenated palm kernel oilcornstarchpartially defatted peanut flourdextroseless than 1% - corn syrupnatural flavorsaltdextrincoloring (includes blue 1 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 2)carnauba waxpropyl gallate to maintain freshnessgum acacia.
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.