amber
E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
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Flake cones
Is Cadbury Flake cones 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)
Partially reconstituted _buttermilk_biscuit cone (_wheat_ flour, sugar, coconut oil, emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin))Cadbury _milk_ chocolate flake bar 11% (_milk_, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, vegetable oils (palm, shea), emulsifier (E442), flavourings)glucose syrupchocolate flavour coating (vegetable oils (coconut, sunflower, in varying proportions), sugar, fat reduced cocoa powder, emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin))coconut oilsugarmilk chocolate 1.5% (_milk_, sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, palm oil, emulsifiers (E442, E476), flavourings)_milk_ chocolate curls 1.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, dried whole _milk_, dried skimmed _milk_, emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin), flavouring)dried whey (from _milk_)emulsifiers (E471, E442)flavouringsstabilisers (E412, E410)colours (carotenes).
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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