amber
E171
Banned as a food additive in the EU (2022) due to nano-particle genotoxicity concerns. Inhalation classified IARC Group 2B.
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Sticky puds
Is Cadbury Sticky puds low tox? Our scanner flagged 2 ingredients (2 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
2 caution
2 ingredients flagged
What we flagged
amber
E471
Industrial fatty-acid emulsifier shown to disrupt gut mucus barrier and microbiome in mouse models. Ubiquitous in baked goods and chocolate.
Full ingredients (from label)
milk chocolate sauce (42%) [water, glucose syrup, sugar, humectant (glycerol), milk chocolate (milk, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifier (e442), flavourings), dextrose, maize starch, fat reduced cocoa, dried skimmed milk, preservative (potassium sorbate), stabiliser (e415), colour (e171)]watervegetable oils (palm, rapeseed)wheat flour (with added calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin)sugarhumectant (glycerol)dried whole eggfat reduced cocoamilk proteinsraising agents (e450, sodium bicarbonate)dried whey (from milk)emulsifier (e471)colour (e171)flavouring. may contain nuts & soya. 2x95g e suitable for 152229 refres ******* csleeve recycle cpot recycle lid don't recycle learn more at recyclenow.com energy fat of which sa carbohydrat of which su fibre protein salt we want please retu freepost premi if purchased in the manufactured by pr all trademarks and c
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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