amber
E223
Documented MCAS, asthma and migraine trigger in sensitive individuals.
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Cherry Ripe
Is Cadbury Cherry Ripe low tox? Our scanner flagged 3 ingredients (3 in the caution tier) on its published label, screened against our 237 source-cited chemical rules.
3 caution
3 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.
amber
E120
Insect-derived red colour. Documented IgE allergen with anaphylaxis case reports.
DiCello et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1999 (carmine anaphylaxis)
Full ingredients (from label)
sugar coconut (contains preservative (223 (sulphites). glace cherries (cherries, wheat glucose frucctose syrup, colour (163), food acid (330), sulphites), glucose syrup, cocoa mass, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar, milk solids). vegetable fat, milk solids, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, gelatine, invert sugar, cornstarch, tapioca starch, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 476), colours (120, 160c), flavours, mineral salt (500) dark chocolate contains cocoa solids 43%. allergen statement: contains sulphites, wheat glucose fructose syrup, milk and soy. may contain wheat, peanuts and tree nuts. best before: ca soc * perce your d 13-04-22 s1 08.21 a41788d rving contains 323 canterbury road cadbury eypectations or ie you have any fnouiries please call cadbury tcadbury means quality if this product does not meet your
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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