amber
Red 40
Implicated in childhood hyperactivity (Southampton study). Banned in some EU member states.
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Kool-Aid
Is Heinz Kool-Aid low tox? Our scanner flagged 1 ingredient (1 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
1 caution
1 ingredient flagged
What we flagged
Full ingredients (from label)
amount/serving % dv amount/serving utrition acts total fat og 0% total carb.ig sat. fat og 0% fiber og servings er container trans fat og rving size 5 package (1g) sodium omg total sugars 0g cholest. omg 0% incl. og added sugars 0% 0% protein og alories serving vit. d 0% • calcium 0% • iron 0% • potas. 0% vit. c10% redients: citric acidred 40calcium phosphatemodified enstarchmaltodextrincontains less than 2% of ascorbic d (vitamin c)natural and artificial flavormannitol. kraft heinz foods company chicagoil 60601 © kraft foods kraftheinz call toll free 1-800-367-9225 splenda is a registered trademark of heartiand consumer products. become a fan of kool-aid nan! facebook.com/koolaid 04050033465300 gluten free best when 15jun23 120 03:58 useo by
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.
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