amber
Carmines
Insect-derived red colour. Documented IgE allergen with anaphylaxis case reports.
DiCello et al. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1999 (carmine anaphylaxis)
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Woolworths Choccy Slams Biscuits 200g
Is Woolworths Choccy Slams Biscuits 200g 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)
Milk Chocolate (39%) (Sugar, Milk Solids, Cocoa Butter(1), Cocoa Mass(1), Emulsifiers (Lecithin (Soy), 476), Natural Vanilla Flavour)Wheat FlourCrème Filling (20%) (Sugar, Fully Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Cocoa Powder(1), Dark Chocolate (Emulsifiers (Lecithin (Soy), 476), Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Natural Flavours, Salt, Emulsifier (Lecithin (Soy)), Sugar, Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil, Antioxidant (307b)), Cornflour, Invert Sugar Syrup, Whey Powder (Milk), Natural Colours (Caramel I, Carmines), Raising Agents (Sodium Carbonate, 450), Salt, Vegetable Emulsifier (Lecithin (Soy)), Natural Vanilla Flavour, Dark Chocolate contains minimum 43% Cocoa Solids, Milk Chocolate contains minimum 28% Cocoa Solids and minimum 20% Milk Solids, (1) Rainforest Alliance Certified
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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