amber
E471
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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Dairy Milk Caramel
Is Cadbury Dairy Milk Caramel 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
E476
Castor-oil-derived emulsifier ubiquitous in compound chocolate. Same gut-barrier concerns as the other Chassaing-class emulsifiers.
Full ingredients (from label)
MILK**sugarglucose syrupcocoa ize alongside masscocoa buttervegetable fats (palm, shea)000. Winning glucose-fructose syrupwhey powder (from MILK)1000 x £50. emulsifiers (E442, E471, E476)flavouringssaltacidity regulator (sodium carbonates). MAY CONTAIN NUTSWHEAT. sful entrants nsent of their Max 1 entry person. Max 1 mee to receive & conditions. Ol: Mondelez **The equivalent of 426 ml of fresh liquid milk in every 227 g of milk chocolate. MILK CHOCOLATE: MILK SOLIDS 20 % MINIMUMACTUAL 23 %. CONTAINS VEGETABLE FATS IN ADDITION TO COCOA BUTTER. of which Fibre Protein Salt 1 portion contains Salt tes Sugars g15 g 0.10 g % 17% 2% ult (8400 kJ/
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.
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